A spectre, haunting: on the communist manifesto - china miéville

China Miévilles strikingly imaginative new introduction to the Communist Manifesto offers both a critical appraisal and a spirited defense of the modern worlds most influential political document.

Few written works can so confidently claim to have shaped the course of history as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engelss Manifesto of the Communist Party .

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.

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 , Miévilles guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.