<DIV><p>&ldquo;What is globalization? Here is one of the best answers. It is the &lsquo;constant revolutionizing of production&rsquo; and the &lsquo;endless disturbance of all social conditions.&rsquo; It is &lsquo;everlasting uncertainty.&rsquo; Everything &lsquo;fixed and frozen&rsquo; is &lsquo;swept away,&rsquo; and &lsquo;all that is solid melts into air.&rsquo; Yes, you have read this before. It is from <i>The Communist Manifesto</i>, by Messrs. Marx and Engels.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>The New York Times</i></p> <p>Here, at last, is an authoritative introduction to history&rsquo;s most important political document, with the full text of <i>The Communist Manifesto</i> by Marx and Engels.</p> <p>This beautifully organized and presented edition of <i>The Communist Manifesto</i> is fully annotated, with clear historical references and explication, additional related texts, and a glossary that will bring the text to life for students, as well as the general reader.</p> <p>Since it was first written in 1848, the <i>Manifesto</i> has been translated into more languages than any other modern text. It has been banned, censored, burned, and declared &ldquo;dead.&rdquo; But year after year, the text only grows more influential, remaining required reading in courses on philosophy, politics, economics, and history.</p> <p>&ldquo;Apart from Charles Darwin&rsquo;s <i>Origin of Species</i>,&rdquo; notes the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>, the <i>Manifesto</i> &ldquo;is arguably the most important work of nonfiction written in the 19th century.&rdquo; <i>The Washington Post</i> calls Marx &ldquo;an astute critic of capitalism.&rdquo; Writing in <i>The New York Times</i>, Columbia University Professor Steven Marcus describes the <i>Manifesto</i> as a &ldquo;masterpiece&rdquo; with &ldquo;enduring insights into social existence.&rdquo;</p> <p><i>The New Yorker</i> recently described Karl Marx as &ldquo;The Next Thinker&rdquo; for our era. This book will show readers why.</p> <p><b>Phil Gasper</b> is a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur University in northern California. He writes extensively on politics and the philosophy of science and is a frequent contributor to <i>CounterPunch</i>.</p></DIV>