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3.64 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
I happened to find the audio version and it's less than 2 hours in length, so I figured, what the hell.
I know I studied some of his works in political philosophy, but I'm not sure if I had read this: his most famous, but least philosophical book. Like it or not, this is one of the most influential books ever written and considering that it was published in 1848, a surprising amount of what he writes sounds strangely familiar to our present circumstances.
I know I studied some of his works in political philosophy, but I'm not sure if I had read this: his most famous, but least philosophical book. Like it or not, this is one of the most influential books ever written and considering that it was published in 1848, a surprising amount of what he writes sounds strangely familiar to our present circumstances.
"𝐈𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬."
Well, that statement certainly didn't age well.
I'm planning on reading this book again, I feel like you have to to really understand everything that Marx and Engels are trying to say. I also did my self a disservice by reading it digitally - it's just harder for me to focus while reading nonfiction texts that way.
With that being said:
Most of my knowledge of communism is based on 20th century communism, particularly communism as it was in USSR-controlled states, post WWII. I've interviewed people who grew up in these states, I've seen the museums remembering the victims of USSR communism, and I've seen the way it affected people I know in real life.
Does this book make good points? Sure.
Does this book give solid examples of how to put those points into practice? No.
This book is worth a read because of it's historical and political significance, but trying to apply it to today's modern age would be a disaster...kind of like communism historically was.
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧."
But did proletarians win with communism?
Well, that statement certainly didn't age well.
I'm planning on reading this book again, I feel like you have to to really understand everything that Marx and Engels are trying to say. I also did my self a disservice by reading it digitally - it's just harder for me to focus while reading nonfiction texts that way.
With that being said:
Most of my knowledge of communism is based on 20th century communism, particularly communism as it was in USSR-controlled states, post WWII. I've interviewed people who grew up in these states, I've seen the museums remembering the victims of USSR communism, and I've seen the way it affected people I know in real life.
Does this book make good points? Sure.
Does this book give solid examples of how to put those points into practice? No.
This book is worth a read because of it's historical and political significance, but trying to apply it to today's modern age would be a disaster...kind of like communism historically was.
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧."
But did proletarians win with communism?
Indipendentemente dall’orientamento politico, questo è un libro da leggere per capire come e perché in tutto il mondo il partito comunista ha avuto momenti di grande lustro.
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The Communist Manifesto is still unsurpassed: concise, polemical, analytical. A brief foray into history; the ingenious prediction of the globalization of capitalism and the increasingly topical slogan "proletarians of all countries, unite!".
Unlike Das Kapital, this book begins in a reader-friendly way, is less strenuous to read and the content is undoubtedly stimulating read to this day if a little brief and probably not sufficient to know about Marx's ideas. There is however a very nice overview of communism and its views for those who are still learning.
It's fascinating how up-to-date the text appears today, being that it's well over 100 years old! One may think what one will of Marx, but one must have first read this at the very least.
Unlike Das Kapital, this book begins in a reader-friendly way, is less strenuous to read and the content is undoubtedly stimulating read to this day if a little brief and probably not sufficient to know about Marx's ideas. There is however a very nice overview of communism and its views for those who are still learning.
It's fascinating how up-to-date the text appears today, being that it's well over 100 years old! One may think what one will of Marx, but one must have first read this at the very least.