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The Communist Manifesto/Wages, Price and Profit

Karl Marx
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The Communist Manifesto/Wages, Price and Profit

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

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Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto/Wages, Price and Profit

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006
Book Details
Pages

156

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

Europe • 1840s

Publication Year

2006

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

16+ years

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Super Short Summary

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx outlines the principles of communism, advocating for class struggle and a proletarian revolution. Wages, Price and Profit discusses wage dynamics, arguing that workers should seek to challenge capitalist structures to improve their conditions. Both texts explore economic theories and the impact on individuals within capitalist societies.

Informative

Challenging

Contemplative

Mysterious

Reviews & Readership

3.6

291 ratings

56%

Loved it

26%

Mixed feelings

18%

Not a fan

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The Communist Manifesto is praised for its revolutionary ideas and critical analysis of capitalism, providing a provocative framework for understanding social and economic inequalities. However, critics argue it can be overly idealistic and historically limited. Wages, Price and Profit offers insightful economic theories but is sometimes criticized for its dense and technical prose.

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Who Should Read The Communist Manifesto/Wages, Price and Profit?

Ideal for those interested in political theory, economics, and social justice, readers of The Communist Manifesto and Wages, Price and Profit are curious about class struggles and capitalism critiques. Similar works include Das Kapital by Marx and Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman.

3.6

291 ratings

56%

Loved it

26%

Mixed feelings

18%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

156

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

Europe • 1840s

Publication Year

2006

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

16+ years

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