The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto

Slavoj Zizek (Institute of Sociology, Ljubljana in Slovenia)

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Polity Press
25 January 2019

Marxism & Communism; Political manifestos

No other Marxist text has come close to achieving the fame and influence of The Communist Manifesto. Translated into over 100 languages, this clarion call to the workers of the world radically shaped the events of the twentieth century. But what relevance does it have for us today?

In this slim book Slavoj Zizek argues that, while exploitation no longer occurs the way Marx described it, it has by no means disappeared; on the contrary, the profit once generated through the exploitation of workers has been transformed into rent appropriated through the privatization of the ‘general intellect’. Entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have become extremely wealthy not because they are exploiting their workers but because they are appropriating the rent for allowing millions of people to participate in the new form of the ‘general intellect’ that they own and control. But, even if Marx’s analysis can no longer be applied to our contemporary world of global capitalism without significant revision, the fundamental problem with which he was concerned, the problem of the commons in all its dimensions – the commons of nature, the cultural commons, and the commons as the universal space of humanity from which no one should be excluded – remains as relevant as ever.

This timely reflection on the enduring relevance of The Communist Manifesto will be of great value to everyone interested in the key questions of radical politics today.

By: Slavoj Zizek (Institute of Sociology Ljubljana in Slovenia)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 193mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9781509536108
ISBN 10: 1509536108
Pages: 70
Publication Date: 25 January 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The end is near ... only not the way we imagined it What ghosts are haunting us today? Fictitious capital and the return to personal domination The limits of Verwertung Unfreedom in the guise of freedom The communist horizon

Slavoj iek is Eminent Scholar at the Kyung Hee University, Seoul, and Professor at the Institute of Sociology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.