The Communist Manifesto: with an introduction by Yanis Varoufakis

Name: The Communist Manifesto: with an introduction by Yanis Varoufakis
Rating: 4.1724138259887695 (29 reviews)

Karl Marx

Sep 2010 · Random House

4.2

29 reviews

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The Communist Manifesto is a timeless classic providing intelligent insight into socialism, communism and today’s group identity politics.

This pocket edition includes a new introduction by the economist and bestselling author of Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis.

The Communist Manifesto was first published in London in 1848, by two young men in their late twenties. Its impact reverberated across the globe and throughout the next century, and it has come to be recognised as one of the most important political texts ever written. Maintaining that the history of all societies is a history of class struggle, the manifesto proclaims that communism is the only route to equality, and is a call to action aimed at the proletariat. It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand our modern political landscape.

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4.2

29 reviews

B Levine

November 13, 2017

Explained the ideas of a communist government well. And while alot of people dislike this manifesto because of it's flaws and because of Stalin and Zedongs doings; it's an important part of history, and it's important to know what communists want.

3 people found this review helpful

Geoffrey Barber

November 1, 2017

it's so relevant to today's world. we only need to kill a few million more to finally make Marx's utopia a reality. I do hope you help it come to pass by giving your life for the collective.

Jon Delles

October 30, 2017

Anyone find it a little funny you have to buy a book, and contribute to a capitalist system, that talks of bringing such a system down?

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About the author

Yanis Varoufakis is the former finance minister of Greece and the author of several international bestselling books. And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability reveals the underlying problems that led to the Eurozone crisis and its ongoing catastrophic mishandling. Adults In the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment is an explosive memoir that reveals what goes on behind the scenes in Europe's corridors of power. Talking To My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism (forthcoming) explains through vivid stories and easily graspable concepts what economics actually is and why it is so dangerous in the form of a letter to his teenage daughter. Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered government and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. Since resigning from Greece's finance ministry he has co-founded an international grassroots movement, DiEM25, campaigning for the revival of democracy in Europe and speaks to audiences of thousands worldwide.

yanisvaroufakis.eu / @yanisvaroufakis

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