{"product_id":"2026100011080-secondhand-manifesto-of-the-communist-party","title":"Manifesto Of The Communist Party","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew texts have shaken the foundations of the modern world as profoundly as the Manifesto of the Communist Party — a thunderous declaration that burst onto the European political scene in 1848 and has reverberated through history ever since. Written on the eve of a continent-wide wave of revolutions, this landmark work presents the core argument that all of human history is the history of class struggle, pitting the bourgeoisie against the proletariat in an irreconcilable conflict that must culminate in the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of a classless society.\n\nKarl Marx and Frederick Engels construct their argument with a ferocious analytical clarity, moving from a sweeping materialist interpretation of history to a concrete political program with remarkable rhetorical force. The Manifesto stands as a cornerstone of political philosophy, literary theory, and modern history simultaneously — its influence traceable in everything from trade union movements to the formation of entire nation-states. This 1968 Foreign Languages Press edition, published in Peking at the height of the Cold War, is itself a historically charged artefact, a reminder that the text's power to inspire, provoke, and challenge has never dimmed. Who rules, who labours, and who decides — these questions remain as urgent today as when Marx and Engels first issued their immortal call.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572732367067,"sku":"2026100011080-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ec318144-f912-4e02-bc0d-28441a0efb05.png?v=1791167387","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011080-secondhand-manifesto-of-the-communist-party","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}