The Communist Manifesto

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Mark Cowling
NYU Press, 1998 - Political Science - 209 pages

Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the original publication of The Communist Manifesto in 1848, and including the Manifesto's complete text, The Communist Manifesto: New Interpretations is an ideal, one-stop text for students studying Marxism at the graduate or undergraduate level.
Organized into four sections covering issues of text and context, revolution, the working class and other social groups, and the relevance of the Manifesto today, this one-of-a-kind anthology provides a historical background to the writing of the Manifesto, highlights the main political and philosophical issues raised in the text, and expands current debates about the relevance of the text to contemporary politics. Including contributions from such highly regarded scholars as Terrell Carver, John Hoffman, and Wal Suchting, The Communist Manifesto: New Interpretations is a well-timed contribution to ongoing discussions about the Manifesto and Marxism.

 

Contents

Manifesto of the Communist Party
14
The Socioeconomic Context of
41
New Histories New Ideas
51
Past Receptions of the Communist Manifesto
63
The Communist Manifesto and the Idea of Permanent
77
The Communist Manifesto Marxs Theory
86
The Cunning of Production and the Proletarian
97
Revolution? Reaction? Revolutionary Reaction?
106
The Communist Manifesto and Workingclass Parties
119
Marx and Engels Marxism and the Nation
142
What is Living and What is Dead in the Communist Manifesto?
157
A Capitalist State? Marxs Ambiguous Legacy
166
The Communist Manifesto and the Crises of Marxism
177
The Communist Manifesto as International Relations Theory
190
Guide to Further Study
202
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About the author (1998)

Mark Cowling is Principal Lecturer in Politics at the University of Teesside in England.