Marx & Engels: Basic Writings on Politics and Philosophy

Engels' & Marx's writing are represented here in full variety, also including little-known letters & essays. Manifesto of the Communist Party/Marx & Engels Parts: A contribution to the critique of political economy/Marx On historical materialism/Engels Socialism: Utopian & scientific/Engels Critique of the Gotha Program/Marx Parts: Capital: A critique of political economy/Marx On the history of early Christianity/Engels L. Feuerbach & the end of classical German philosophy/Engels Theses on Feuerbach/Marx Parts: The German ideology/Marx & Engels Parts: The Communism of the paper Rheinischer beobachter/Marx Parts: Toward the critique of Hegel's Philosophy of right/Marx Parts: Herr Eugen Duhring's Revolution in science/Engels Parts: The class struggles in France 1848-50/Marx Parts: The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte/Marx Parts: The Civil War in France/Marx Part: Origin of the family, private property & the state/Engels Letters on historical materialism/Engels Parts: The peasant war in Germany/Engels Letters & essays on political sociology/Marx & Engels Letters: Russia's pattern of development. The Russian Marxists & Marxist texts. Anarchism & conspiratorial ethics. English Fabian socialism. Auguste Comte. Socialist imperialism in Java. Defence of progressive imperialism in Algeria. Socialist colonial policy. Sociology of the Bible. Oriental cities. Social classes in America. Why there is no large Socialist party in America Essays: History of the Communist League. Excerpt from On social conditions in Russia. The British rule in India. On authority. Capital punishment. The labor movement in the US "This anthology emphasizes Marx as political sociologist and philosopher of history rather than as economist, for it is in this role that Marx's influence is felt throughout the world today. In addition to Marx's and Engels's classic political works, many of their writings on general philosophy, ethics, religion, and mystical movements are also represented. Included here are The Communist Manifesto, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, The Critique of the Gotha Programme, Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy (Engels); large sections of The Class Struggles in France, The 18th Brumaire of Louis Napoleon, The Civil War in France, and many other works, including little-known letters and essays..." -- Back cover