An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
38. Communism
March 29, 2021
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Context:
Explicitly quoted at the opening of the episode as the famous 1848 work that begins 'A spectre is haunting Europe'
Author: Thomas More
Context:
Referenced as an example of proto-communist ideas, described as Thomas More's vision of a society where people share property at the turn of the 16th century
Author: Anonymous (Biblical)
Context:
Referenced as containing the description of the early church where apostles sold possessions and gave to anyone in need, cited as a prototype of communist society
Author: Karl Marx
Context:
Referenced when discussing how Marx's language is 'shot through with the idea that there are supernatural entities' like vampires and bloodsuckers