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The Communist Manifesto

Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei

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Creators

  • Karl Marx, author
  • Friedrich Engels, author

Canon Rationale

A canonical modern political manifesto, included for class struggle, capitalism, socialism, revolutionary rhetoric, modern ideology, and global political reception.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 29.

Evidence

  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'The Communist Manifesto'.
  • museum record: Project Gutenberg, 'The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels', eBook no. 61.

Audit Flags

translation dependency, version dependency

Completion unit: read the full manifesto in a specified translation or original German edition.

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