Entire nations and even a continent have come under the dominance of the ideas taught by Karl Marx. His major work, Capital is accepted in a large part of the world as revealed truth and its doctrines are looked upon as more than the economic interpretation of history the book attempted to offer. The Communist Manifesto, written in collaboration with Friedrich Engels, framed the fiery slogans now familiar to the world. This volume of Karl Marx's principal writings, edited by Max Eastman, includes the most important chapters from Capital, the entire Communist Manifesto, Marx's con-ception of history and an essay by Lenin.