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Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: selected correspondence, 1846-1895: with explanatory notes

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: selected correspondence, 1846-1895: with explanatory notes is a compilation of the correspondence between the two influential philosophers and political theorists. The letters, spanning nearly five decades, offer insights into their intellectual development and their collaboration on key works. The volume includes explanatory notes to provide context and clarify the historical and political background of the correspondence. more

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Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, politician, economist, and revolutionary, co-founder of communist theory with Karl Marx. He was born on November 28, 1820, and died on August 5, 1895. more

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