"How far did the evolution of European society during the second half of the nineteenth century follow the pattern envisaged by Marx and Engels in The Communist Manifesto?"

"A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of Communism." This is the incipit of Marx's book. It is a very short book, easy to read.
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"How far did the evolution of European society during the second half of the nineteenth century follow the pattern envisaged by Marx and Engels in The Communist Manifesto?"