The Communist Manifesto: With Related Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture) - Softcover

Marx, Karl; Engels, Frederick; Toews, University John E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 131909483X ISBN 13: 9781319094836

Publisher: Bedford Books, 2017

Synopsis

Does the closing of the cold war era open up the possibility of reading the Communist Manifesto in new ways? In the first teaching edition of the post-Cold War era, Toews proposes new guidelines for reassessing the work to help students reconstruct the meaning of the Manifesto in its time and at the close of the twentieth century. Together with the complete text of the work, this brief volume includes some key foundational documents by Hegel, Feverbach, Marx, Engels, and others that show the evolution of and influences on Marxist theory over time. The editor's introduction traces the trajectory of Marx's thought from the 1830s onward, while providing background on the political, social, and intellectual contexts of which the Manifesto was a historical product.

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Review:

"This exciting new edition combines The Communist Manifesto with the key theoretical documents of its formation in a well-conceived and well-organized volume. Beyond that, it shines because Toews's introduction is so rich and original and essay, so 'adequate' to the force of the Manifesto itself and so engaged in the story of its intellectual genius. Students of intellectual history will definitely benefit from this valuable collection."
--Paul Breines, Boston College

"John Toews's edition of The Communist Manifesto is a timely reconsideration of Marx's best-known work. It offers an imaginative reassessment of Marx in the context of the collapse of Communist regimes in Europe at a time when this way of thinkingmight seem to have lost its relevance within Western societies. The introduction is strong on locating Marx and Engels within their historical context, but it is also especially good on contemporary resonance. The supplementary texts only increase the value of the volume."
--David S. Luft, Oregon State University

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 131909483X
• ISBN 13: 9781319094836
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208