The definitive introduction to historys most influential and controversial political document updated for a new generation of readers.Since it was first written in 1848ampampamp160The Communist Manifestoampampamp160has been translated into more languages than any other modern text. All across the worldin countless places and idiomsampampamp8212it has been debated shared brandished invoked banned burned and even declared ampampquotdead.ampampquot But in an era of escalating political economic health and environmental crises Marx and Engelsampampamp8217 fierce indictment of capitalism is more relevant than ever and theirampampamp160Manifestoampampamp160remains required reading from the classroom to the picket line.Scholar Phil Gasper draws on his decades of teaching and organizing experience to produce a beautifully organized edition of theampampamp160Manifestoampampamp160that brings the text to life.