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Author:   Terrell Carver (University of Bristol) ,  James Farr (Northwestern University, Illinois)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
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9781107683075

ISBN 10:   1107683076
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   03 September 2015
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Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Editors' introduction Terrell Carver and James Farr; Part I. Political and Biographical Context: 1. Rhineland radicals and '48ers Jürgen Herres; 2. Marx, Engels and other socialisms David Leopold; 3. The rhetoric of the Manifesto James Martin; 4. The Manifesto in Marx and Engels's lifetimes Terrell Carver; Part II. Political Reception: 5. Marxisms and the Manifesto after Engels Jules Townshend; 6. The permanent revolution in and around the Manifesto Emanuele Saccarelli; 7. The two revolutionary classes of the Manifesto Leo Panitch; 8. Hunting for women and haunted by gender: the rhetorical limits of the Manifesto Joan C. Tronto; Part III. Intellectual Legacy: 9. The Manifesto in political theory: anglophone translations and liberal receptions James Farr and Terence Ball; 10. The spectre of the Manifesto stalks neoliberal globalisation: reconfiguring Marxist discourse(s) in the 1990s Manfred B. Steger; 11. Decolonising the Manifesto: communism and the slave analogy Robbie Shilliam; 12. The Manifesto in a late capitalist era: melancholy and melodrama Elisabeth Anker; Part IV. The Text in English Translation.

Reviews

Advance praise: 'The Manifesto is one of the most widely read works in the whole of political thought, and yet there is remarkably little commentary focused specifically on it. This book fills a real gap in the literature. It contains a series of excellent essays that illuminate all aspects of the Manifesto: its context, its ideas, its influence, and its legacy. An essential aid to study of this seminal text.' Sean Sayers, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent Advance praise: 'Wide-ranging and informative, this collection succeeds in being both scholarly and accessible. I can think of no other work that provides better coverage of the genesis, content, and impact of this essential text.' David McLellan, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent and Fellow, Goldsmiths College, University of London Advance praise: 'A specter is haunting the globe, the specter of the Communist Manifesto! In their timely addition to the Cambridge Companion series, Terrell Carver and James Farr have given new vibrancy to this classic politico-theoretical work by Marx and Engels, drawing together a fascinating collection of scholarly essays that allow us to see not only the historical importance of this text but also how it still speaks to, and acts within, our current political economic world in which inequality reigns and global capitalism continues its 'open, unashamed, direct, brutal exploitation'. This collection is a must-read for both political theory scholars looking for a renewed perspective on this classic political tract and new students interested in delving into the exciting world of the Manifesto for the first time.' Bradley J. Macdonald, Colorado State University

'The Manifesto is one of the most widely read works in the whole of political thought, and yet there is remarkably little commentary focused specifically on it. This book fills a real gap in the literature. It contains a series of excellent essays that illuminate all aspects of the Manifesto: its context, its ideas, its influence, and its legacy. An essential aid to the study of this seminal text.' Sean Sayers, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent 'Wide-ranging and informative, this collection succeeds in being both scholarly and accessible. I can think of no other work that provides better coverage of the genesis, content, and impact of this essential text.' David McLellan, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent and Fellow, Goldsmiths College, University of London 'A specter is haunting the globe, the specter of the Communist Manifesto! In their timely addition to the Cambridge Companion series, Terrell Carver and James Farr have given new vibrancy to this classic politico-theoretical work by Marx and Engels, drawing together a fascinating collection of scholarly essays that allow us to see not only the historical importance of this text but also how it still speaks to, and acts within, our current political economic world in which inequality reigns and global capitalism continues its 'open, unashamed, direct, brutal exploitation'. This collection is a must-read for both political theory scholars looking for a renewed perspective on this classic political tract and new students interested in delving into the exciting world of the Manifesto for the first time.' Bradley J. Macdonald, Colorado State University

Author Information

Terrell Carver is a Professor of Political Theory at the University of Bristol. He has published widely on Marx, Engels and Marxism since 1975, including texts, translations, commentary, biography and philosophy of social science. Most recently, he authored a two-volume study of Marx and Engels's 'German ideology' manuscripts (2014). He is also author of The Postmodern Marx (1998). James Farr is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of a Chicago-based civic internship program at Northwestern University. He is the co-editor of After Marx (Cambridge, 1984) and, most recently, The General Will: The Evolution of a Concept (Cambridge, 2015). His studies place Marx and Engels in the context of historical debates about method and their reception in the history of political thought.

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