{"product_id":"a-spectre-haunting-on-the-communist-manifesto-9781642598919","title":"A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChina Miéville's riveting\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eengagement with the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFew written works can so confidently claim to have shaped the course of history as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's \u003cem\u003eManifesto of the Communist Party\u003c\/em\u003e. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this strikingly imaginative introduction, China Miéville provides readers with a guide to understanding the \u003cem\u003eManifesto\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented along with the full text of the \u003cem\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, Miéville's guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642598919","brand":"China Mi\u0026#233;ville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42362469908661,"sku":"9781642598919","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_96026b9d-f3cf-4e1b-9199-67ff1e092dc4.jpg?v=1662435899","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-spectre-haunting-on-the-communist-manifesto-9781642598919","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}