I’m only really interested in books written in the last 30 years and ones that are accessible to complete newbies. Thanks!
“Black Shirts and Reds” by Michael Parenti for some history on communism, though it’s also largely about the history of facism as well.
Principles of Communism by Engels is old but it’s actually a very easy and straight forward read. It’s quick too. He lays it out in a Q&A format that covers basically all basic questions we all had starting out. It’s so easy to digest that I actually recommend that over the Manifesto, and alongside Blackshirts and Reds as the latter covers communism’s history which I think is pretty important as well.
This should be pinned
No, I mean this should be a pinned question in the sidebar, because it’s so good. I bookmarked it so I can order the suggested books.
Fee free to call out this comment for not being explicitly Marxist enough, I can delete this comment, but Thomas Pikkety’s Capital in the 21st century really changed my perspective on China at a pivotal point in my political evolution
