Communist Manifesto in the Revolutionary Politics of 1848

David Ireland is an independent historian based in London, UK. He studied German and French at Keble College, Oxford, and more recently did an MA in Political Thought and Intellectual History at UCL/Queen Mary University of London

• 1. Manifesto Style and Communism Substance.- 2. Solo Marx, the NRZ as Emerging 1848–49 Focus.- 3. Actual Measures and Missing Levers. 4. Revolutionary Roles: Classes and ‘Countries’.- 5. Lingering in Paris, Brussels Preludes.- 6. Engaging with Workers: Mainz, the Communist League, Stephan Born, and the CWA.- 7. Conclusions: Targeting and Priorities.

“The Communist Manifesto in the Revolutionary Politics of 1848 provides the latest scholarly study of one of the most familiar political pamphlets from the nineteenth century ... . Ireland’s investigative approach sheds valuable light on the background context of the Manifesto and its immediate political aftermath. ... the book succeeds in challenging readers to consider unsettling questions about the Manifesto. ... Ireland stays true to his promise of sticking to the historical record.” (Igor Shoikhedbrod, History of Political Thought, Vol. 44 (3), 2023)