The Communist Manifesto
Publisher Description
It has since been recognized as one of the world's most influential political manuscripts. Commissioned by the Communist League, it laid out the League's purposes and program. It presents an analytical approach to the class struggle (historical and present) and the problems of capitalism, rather than a prediction of communism's potential future forms.
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Rowson (The Wasteland), a political cartoonist whose scabrous style can be traced right back to Ralph Steadman, has produced a funny and nightmarishly dark graphic adaptation of communism's foundational document. Rowson reimagines the book as a kind of lecture, with the bearded authors Marx with a cigar in his hand and a cynical smirk on his face, Engels holding a great red flag yet to be unfurled strolling through a hellish landscape in which demonic steampunk machines grind up hapless proletarians into grist for the capitalist mill. At one point, Marx lectures in a "Kapitalist Komedy Club" open-mic night. Though the backdrops, with their Pink Floyd's The Wall aesthetic, can distract, this adaptation admirably boils down Marx's history lessons and luridly illustrates the warning that the bourgeoisie class produces "its own grave-diggers." While the book takes Marx's assumptions about the inevitability of a vast proletarian uprising at face value, it also includes a wry coda on the aftermath of Marx-inspired revolutions. The result is a jauntily irreverent but fundamentally serious take on a vastly influential political work.
Customer Reviews
Very good book!
The best book ever to tell you the truth of capitalism. Look at the greedy wall street and the dysfunctional Washington, all ruled by the interest groups. The democracy is a joke !
One of the most influential books if our time
Regardless of your personal views on communism, this manifesto has shaped the world and is totally worth reading. Much of what Marx says is very true, but I advise reading it to formulate your own option in the matter. Anyone who reads it with an open mind will benefit.
Masterpiece
Read from the genius, Karl Marx. Drink from his knowledge like for it comes from Bacchus' vineyards.