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  Introduction Marxism originated from the combined intellectual work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Their friendship and shared political concerns led to a theory called historical materialism, which explains society through material forces rather than abstract ideas. Marx was trained in law and wrote extensively on politics, while Engels observed the harsh conditions of industrial capitalism in Manchester. Their collaborative text The Communist Manifesto (1848) called for revolutionary change and became a central document of Marxism. The movement rejected idealism and argued that economic structures shape social life, and any true transformation must include revolutionary practice rather than mere theory. Aim of Marxism The aim of Marxism is to establish a classless society in which the means of production are commonly owned. Marx believed that capitalism creates inequality because private ownership allows a small class to control land, factories, and capital, while th...

  Marxism – An Overview   Marxism emerged through the collaborative intellectual work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, two German thinkers whose friendship and shared political concerns shaped a powerful theory of history and society. Marx, originally trained in law, dedicated most of his life to political journalism and philosophical writing. Engels, after leaving Germany, worked in his father’s textile factory in Manchester, where he witnessed the harsh conditions of industrial capitalism first-hand. Their meeting was initiated when Engels read an article by Marx, and from that point their partnership developed into a lifelong scholarly alliance. Together, they produced some of the most influential texts of modern political thought, including The Communist Manifesto in 1848. At the centre of Marxist doctrine is the vision of a classless society. Marxism argues that social inequality arises from the ownership and control of the means of production. In a capitalist syste...