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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
*3.5 stars
“Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!”
“Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!”
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marx and engels kissing under a tree
Surprising relevance for something written in 1848, but unfortunately I had the world's worst narrator who ruined most of it for me (Matt Montanez). The word 'bourgeois' occurs 303 times and he mispronounced it as "ber-juss."
Another term, proletariat, was a bit jarring since after 1970 most people just say 'working class.' My generation has to google it!
Content-wise, the CM is clearly an attempt to influence history by spreading information about a movement... which we see a lot of today. Marx was passionate and confident in his writing, so I haven't given up on him... but I think I will seek out his Hegel-ish content.
"One of Marx's primary intellectual influences was the work of G.W.F. Hegel. Hegel's theory presents history as a process in which the world becomes conscious of itself as spirit. Marx took this idea and furthered it, arguing that as man becomes conscious of himself as spirit, the material world causes him to feel increasingly alienated from himself. Escape from this alienation requires a revolution."
Another term, proletariat, was a bit jarring since after 1970 most people just say 'working class.' My generation has to google it!
Content-wise, the CM is clearly an attempt to influence history by spreading information about a movement... which we see a lot of today. Marx was passionate and confident in his writing, so I haven't given up on him... but I think I will seek out his Hegel-ish content.
"One of Marx's primary intellectual influences was the work of G.W.F. Hegel. Hegel's theory presents history as a process in which the world becomes conscious of itself as spirit. Marx took this idea and furthered it, arguing that as man becomes conscious of himself as spirit, the material world causes him to feel increasingly alienated from himself. Escape from this alienation requires a revolution."
Sorry Marx a bit to radical for me. It’s written very well though.
I don’t think I can give this a traditional star rating so I’ll just type my thoughts.
Definitely interesting and an important piece of historical literature. I surprisingly found myself agreeing with certain sections. Ironically, for this being a book aimed for the working class, I feel like the language becomes too academic and complex to understand at various points. I had to use supplemental material to better my understanding of the material. Given the modern Red Scare occurring in the US and the fact most members of the far right accuse *any* progressive measure as being “communist” without even understanding what communism actually is, I recommend this especially to any American.
Definitely interesting and an important piece of historical literature. I surprisingly found myself agreeing with certain sections. Ironically, for this being a book aimed for the working class, I feel like the language becomes too academic and complex to understand at various points. I had to use supplemental material to better my understanding of the material. Given the modern Red Scare occurring in the US and the fact most members of the far right accuse *any* progressive measure as being “communist” without even understanding what communism actually is, I recommend this especially to any American.
Provides valuable insight and an essential read, but constantly throws me for a loop that I had to reread some parts (arguably can be because of my goldfish attention span but I stand my ground).
Given the context most people read this book, I think it is worth noting that in my opinion this text shouldn't be read without a fair bit of knowledge on the topic. Other than that it was a good read, I recommend, not much else to say.