A Spectre, Haunting
Haymarket Books · Hardcover · February 3, 2023
China Miéville's riveting engagement with the Communist Manifesto offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document.
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- Who it’s for
- China Miéville makes the Communist Manifesto an invitation to think, argue, and read again.
- Genres
- Communism & Socialism, Political Writing, Political Philosophy
- Published
- Haymarket Books, February 3, 2023
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China Miéville's riveting engagement with the Communist Manifesto offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document. Few written works can so confidently claim to have shaped the course of history as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party.
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Since first rattling the gates of the ruling order in 1848, this incendiary pamphlet has never ceased providing fuel for the fire in the hearts of those who dream of a better world. Nor has it stopped haunting the nightmares of those who sit atop the vastly unequal social system it condemns. In this strikingly imaginative introduction, China Miéville provides readers with a guide to understanding the Manifesto and the many specters it has conjured. Through his unique and unorthodox reading, Miéville offers a spirited defense of the enduring relevance of Marx and Engels’ ideas. Presented along with the full text of the Communist Manifesto, Miéville's guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.
Ideas Still Stir
China Miéville makes the Communist Manifesto an invitation to think, argue, and read again.
Come here for
- A lively, unorthodox reading of a text that still unsettles political debate
- Historical context without treating the Manifesto as a museum piece
Expect
- A lyrical introduction and spirited defense of Marx and Engels’ ideas
- Miéville’s guide alongside the full text of the Manifesto
Where it sits
| Communism & Socialism | 96% |
|---|---|
| Political Writing | 40% |
| Political Philosophy | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Politics in Literature
- Political Philosophy
- Communism & Socialism
- Authors
- China Miéville
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Published
- February 3, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Politics in Literature