The Communist Manifesto
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
In 1847, while in Brussels, the German Communist League asked Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx to draft a pamphlet on the principles of communism. It was published in 1848 under the title Manifesto of the Communist Party, and in it, Marx and Engels discuss the basic communist theories on society, economics, class struggles and politics.
The Communist Manifesto was published at a time when revolutions were spreading throughout Europe, and the work was met with a mixture of praise and criticism. While the authors were blamed as scapegoats by authorities in the wake of social unrest, others were persuaded by the Communist League's principles. The Communist Manifesto remains one of the most influential works in history, and has profoundly impacted political landscapes across all continents.
HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
Karl Marx. (2014). The Communist Manifesto. HarperCollins Canada.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Karl Marx. 2014. The Communist Manifesto. HarperCollins Canada.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto. HarperCollins Canada, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Karl Marx. The Communist Manifesto. HarperCollins Canada, 2014.
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 1 |
OverDrive Product Record
- sortTitle
- Communist Manifesto
- crossRefId
- 1531971
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/AD7/0D1/A4/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/AD7/0D1/A4/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781443434645
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00HU65DZO
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781443434645
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Karl Marx
- id
- ad70d1a4-d14d-437d-afda-6718a6473f8d
- title
- The Communist Manifesto
- starRating
- 3
- dateAdded
- 2014-03-17T11:35:16.85-04:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=1531971
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: TheCommunistManifest_9781443434645_1531971
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 363848
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781443434645
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 1
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 2/11/2014
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/communist-manifesto-ad70d1?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheCommunistManifest_1531971
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00HU65DZO
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 2/11/2014
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/communist-manifesto-ad70d1?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheCommunistManifest_9781443434645_1531971
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781443434645
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 2/11/2014
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/communist-manifesto-ad70d1?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Marx, Karl
- bioText:
Described as one of the most influential figures in human history, Karl Marx was a German philosopher and economist who wrote extensively on the benefits of socialism and the flaws of free-market capitalism. His most notable works, Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto (the latter of which was co-authored by his collaborator Friedrich Engels), have since become two of history's most important political and economic works. Marxism—the term that has come to define the philosophical school of thought encompassing Marx's ideas about society, politics and economics—was the foundation for the socialist movements of the twentieth century, including Leninism, Stalinism, Trotskyism, and Maoism. Despite the negative reputation associated with some of these movements and with Communism in general, Marx's view of a classless socialist society was a utopian one which did not include the possibility of dictatorship. Greatly influenced by the philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, Marx wrote in radical newspapers from his young adulthood, and can also be credited with founding the philosophy of dialectical materialism. Marx died in London in 1883 at the age of 64.
- name: Karl Marx
- role: Author
- fileAs: Engels, Friedrich
- name: Friedrich Engels
- imprint
- HarperTorch
- publishDate
- 2014-02-11T00:00:00-05:00
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Communist Manifesto
- fullDescription
In 1847, while in Brussels, the German Communist League asked Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx to draft a pamphlet on the principles of communism. It was published in 1848 under the title Manifesto of the Communist Party, and in it, Marx and Engels discuss the basic communist theories on society, economics, class struggles and politics.
The Communist Manifesto was published at a time when revolutions were spreading throughout Europe, and the work was met with a mixture of praise and criticism. While the authors were blamed as scapegoats by authorities in the wake of social unrest, others were persuaded by the Communist League's principles. The Communist Manifesto remains one of the most influential works in history, and has profoundly impacted political landscapes across all continents.
HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.
- gradeLevels
- value: Grade 11
- value: Grade 12
- reviews
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
April 30, 2018
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.
- popularity
- 29
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/ad70d1a4-d14d-437d-afda-6718a6473f8d/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- ad70d1a4-d14d-437d-afda-6718a6473f8d
- starRating
- 3.8
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/AD7/0D1/A4/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/AD7/0D1/A4/{AD70D1A4-D14D-437D-AFDA-6718A6473F8D}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: History
- value: Politics
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDateText
- 02/11/2014
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781443434645
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
In 1847, while in Brussels, the German Communist League asked Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx to draft a pamphlet on the principles of communism. It was published in 1848 under the title Manifesto of the Communist Party, and in it, Marx and Engels discuss the basic communist theories on society, economics, class struggles and politics.
The Communist Manifesto was published at a time when revolutions were spreading throughout Europe, and the work was met with a mixture of praise and criticism. While the authors were blamed as scapegoats by authorities in the wake of social unrest, others were persuaded by the Communist League's principles. The Communist Manifesto remains one of the most influential works in history, and has profoundly impacted political landscapes across all continents.
HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its...
- sortTitle
- Communist Manifesto
- lexileScore
- 1360
- crossRefId
- 1531971
- publisher
- HarperCollins Canada
- bisacCodes
- code: POL005000
- description: Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- code: POL013000
- description: Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations
