The Principles of Communism

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Friedrich Engels: The Principles of Communism (Paperback, 2019, XHGLC Publicaciones Editoriales)

Paperback, 48 pages

Published March 12, 2019 by XHGLC Publicaciones Editoriales.

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978-1-0903-6482-1
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The Rough Draft of the Manifesto

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The Principles of Communism served as a rough draft for The Communist Manifesto, and it has its rough edges. In particular, it is exceedingly optimistic (dare I say idealistic) and assured of the coupling between technical and process improvements in industry and a future completely lacking of needs and satiated of wants.

Reading with the benefit of nearly two centuries of hindsight, it's clear --and understandable-- that ecological concerns and the spectre of imperialism weren't on the radar at the time of writing.