A Spectre, Haunting

China Mieville's rivetingengagement with the Communist Manifesto offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document.
. 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.
and the many specters it has conjured. Through his unique and unorthodox reading, Mieville offers a spirited defense of the enduring relevance of Marx and Engels' ideas.
, Mieville's guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.