Chapter I, opening
'The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.' The foundational thesis of historical materialism as presented in the Manifesto.
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From The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Marx and Engels assert that all recorded history is the history of struggles between oppressing and oppressed classes, culminating in the modern conflict between bourgeoisie and proletariat.
Chapter I
Lists historical pairings: freeman/slave, patrician/plebeian, lord/serf, guild-master/journeyman -- showing class antagonism as a constant of history.
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