Communist Manifesto; Marx & Engels, 1848 — Reference points #5

About this episode

This episode features an audiobook reading of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, published in 1848.

Audiobook of "The Manifesto of the Communist Party" by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, published 1848. Read online at https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ (audio with no preamble as per https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61 ) Study notes: https://workersliberty.org/cm Article on it: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-06-09/communist-manifesto-1848 Contents and rough timestamps: 00:00 Preamble 01:40 Section 1: Bourgeois and Proletarians 39:25 Section 2: Proletarians and Communists 1:06:15 Section 3: Socialist and Communist Literature 1:31:48 Section 4: Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties #5 from Marxist points of reference: a reading list https://workersliberty.org/marxist-points-reference-reading-list (#3 will be uploaded later) Playlist of recordings from that list here https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Audiobook public domain from librivox; music public domain. Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio

People in this episode

Host: Workers' Liberty

Topics covered

• Communism
• Marxism
• Political Theory
• Audiobook
• Historical Texts

Keywords

• Communist Manifesto
• Karl Marx
• Frederick Engels
• audiobook
• political theory
• 1848
• Marxism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Manifesto of the Communist Party, Communist Manifesto

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