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A Spectre, Haunting by China Miéville

A Spectre, Haunting

China Miéville

Haymarket Books · Hardcover · February 3, 2023

China Miéville's riveting engagement with the Communist Manifesto offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document.

Political PhilosophyCommunism & SocialismPolitical Writing
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Who it’s for
China Miéville makes the Communist Manifesto an invitation to think, argue, and read again.
Genres
Communism & Socialism, Political Writing, Political Philosophy
Published
Haymarket Books, February 3, 2023

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China Miéville's riveting engagement with the Communist Manifesto offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document. Few written works can so confidently claim to have shaped the course of history as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party.

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Since first rattling the gates of the ruling order in 1848, this incendiary pamphlet has never ceased providing fuel for the fire in the hearts of those who dream of a better world. Nor has it stopped haunting the nightmares of those who sit atop the vastly unequal social system it condemns. In this strikingly imaginative introduction, China Miéville provides readers with a guide to understanding the Manifesto and the many specters it has conjured. Through his unique and unorthodox reading, Miéville offers a spirited defense of the enduring relevance of Marx and Engels’ ideas. Presented along with the full text of the Communist Manifesto, Miéville's guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.

Ideas Still Stir

China Miéville makes the Communist Manifesto an invitation to think, argue, and read again.

Come here for

  • A lively, unorthodox reading of a text that still unsettles political debate
  • Historical context without treating the Manifesto as a museum piece

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  • A lyrical introduction and spirited defense of Marx and Engels’ ideas
  • Miéville’s guide alongside the full text of the Manifesto

Where it sits

Communism & Socialism96%
Political Writing40%
Political Philosophy36%

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Publisher categories

  • Politics in Literature
  • Political Philosophy
  • Communism & Socialism
Authors
China Miéville
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Published
February 3, 2023
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Politics in Literature