Summary of The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings

The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings is a collection of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ most important works. It includes the complete texts of The Communist Manifesto, Wage Labour and Capital, and The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon, as well as selections from Marx’s Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, The Civil War in France, and other writings. The Communist Manifesto is an analysis of the class struggle and the exploitation of the working class under capitalism, and outlines a new social and economic order based on communal ownership of the means of production. The other works in the collection are invaluable in understanding the development of Marx’s thought and its application to the wider society. Together, they provide a comprehensive overview of the revolutionary thought of Marx and Engels and their impact on the world.