The Communist Manifesto, written collaboratively by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, is a document publicly proclaiming the central ideals of the socialist movement. In it, Marx delineates his view of history, focusing on the developments and eventual destruction of the bourgeoisie. He states the three major stages of history, and explains how and why each stage replaces the other. Marx begins by criticizing the historical complexities of early societies. He emphasizes the differences in classes …showed first 75 words of 839 total…

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