“By bourgeoisie is meant the class of modern capitalists, owners of the means of social production and employers of wage labor. By proletariat, the class of modern wage laborers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live.”
Quote by Friedrich Engels
Work
The Communist Manifesto: with selections from The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte and Capital by Karl Marx
Comprising three of Karl Marx's most influential texts, this volume delves into the theories of communism, historical analysis, and economic critique. 'The Communist Manifesto' outlines the principles of Marxism and the class struggle, while 'The Eighteenth Brumaire' examines the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, and 'Capital' provides an in-depth examination of the capitalist mode of production. more
Author
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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