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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 288 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.70 — 212,325 ratings — published 1848
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The State and Revolution The State and Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.28 — 20,756 ratings — published 1917
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,950 ratings — published 1880
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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,102 ratings — published 1917
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Reform or Revolution Reform or Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,486 ratings — published 1900
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.21 — 45,200 ratings — published 2009
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.31 — 15,303 ratings — published 1867
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Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.41 — 11,694 ratings — published 1997
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What Is to Be Done? What Is to Be Done? (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,161 ratings — published 1902
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,858,888 ratings — published 1945
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Why Socialism? Why Socialism?
by (shelved 78 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,341 ratings — published 1949
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Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: A New World Order Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: A New World Order (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 76 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.28 — 16,681 ratings — published 2017
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The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics) The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics)
by (shelved 74 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,561 ratings — published 1892
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,726 ratings — published 1884
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The Principles of Communism The Principles of Communism (ebook)
by (shelved 72 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,627 ratings — published 1847
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.09 — 76,548 ratings — published
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The Soul of Man Under Socialism The Soul of Man Under Socialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,770 ratings — published 1891
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Das Kapital Das Kapital (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.92 — 12,904 ratings — published 1867
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The Jungle The Jungle (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.79 — 158,802 ratings — published 1906
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Why Marx Was Right Why Marx Was Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.88 — 5,785 ratings — published 2011
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Wage Labour and Capital Wage Labour and Capital (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,829 ratings — published 1891
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Socialism…Seriously: A Brief Guide to Human Liberation Socialism…Seriously: A Brief Guide to Human Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,879 ratings — published 2015
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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.98 — 9,010 ratings — published 2018
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.31 — 56,889 ratings — published 2007
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.35 — 35,463 ratings — published 1961
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Critique of the Gotha Program Critique of the Gotha Program (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,508 ratings — published 1875
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.30 — 41,369 ratings — published 1968
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The Road to Wigan Pier The Road to Wigan Pier (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.91 — 30,398 ratings — published 1937
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The Revolution Betrayed The Revolution Betrayed (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,171 ratings — published 1937
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The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,087 ratings — published 2019
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.59 — 37,222 ratings — published 1981
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History of the Russian Revolution History of the Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,001 ratings — published 1931
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Ten Days that Shook the World Ten Days that Shook the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.94 — 8,244 ratings — published 1919
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The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.13 — 5,727 ratings — published 1846
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Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,777 ratings — published 2012
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Left-Wing Communism, an Infantile Disorder: A Popular Essay in Marxian Strategy and Tactics Left-Wing Communism, an Infantile Disorder: A Popular Essay in Marxian Strategy and Tactics (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,566 ratings — published 1920
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Chomsky On Anarchism Chomsky On Anarchism (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.82 — 11,936 ratings — published 2005
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Socialism: Past and Future Socialism: Past and Future (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.87 — 348 ratings — published 1989
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,822,374 ratings — published 1949
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The Dispossessed The Dispossessed (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.26 — 165,759 ratings — published 1974
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.61 — 21,641 ratings — published 2020
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Wage-Labour and Capital & Value, Price and Profit Wage-Labour and Capital & Value, Price and Profit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,200 ratings — published 1849
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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,267 ratings — published 1891
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,844 ratings — published 1988
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The ABCs of Socialism The ABCs of Socialism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 35 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,754 ratings — published 2016
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Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,957 ratings — published 1944
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Selections from the Prison Notebooks Selections from the Prison Notebooks (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,384 ratings — published 1947
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Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as socialism)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,024 ratings — published 1942
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Towards a New Socialism Towards a New Socialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as socialism)
avg rating 4.11 — 402 ratings — published 1993
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Martin Luther King Jr.
“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

Terry Eagleton
“Genuine equality means not treating everyone the same, but attending equally to everyone’s different needs.”
― Terry Eagleton, Why Marx Was Right

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