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The Marx-Engels Reader

by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels · 1971

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This revised and enlarged edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Marx and Engels—those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology.

Subject
philosophypoliticseconomicssociologyhistory
Genre
historical fiction
Themes
politicsreligionclasseconomicshistory
Setting
collegeGermanyEngland
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 788 pages
Form
essays

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