Top 10 Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Explore the top 10 most harmful books of the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring controversial and dangerous literature that shaped ideologies and sparked debates. Discover their lasting impact on society.
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The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx
In 1848, two young men published what would become one of the defining documents of modern history. The Communist Manifesto, as it was called, rapidly realigned political faultlines all over the world, and its aftershock resonates to this day. In the 150 years since its publication, no other social program has inspired such divisive and violent debate. And the recent collapse of the first regime that embraced it calls for a new, retrospective interpretation of the Manifesto'sintent and impact. Featuring an extensive, provocative introduction by historian Martin Malia, this authorised English translation of The Communist Manifesto, edited and annotated by Engels, with prefaces to editions published between 1872 and 1888, provides an opportunity to examine the document that shook the world.
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Annotated quotations from Chairman Mao
by 毛澤東
"Ce livre contient le texte en chinois de l'ouvrage "Les citatations du président Mao", le célèbre "Petit livre rouge de Mao", avec en regard la transcription en phonétique pinyin des caractères chinois. La seconde partie du livre est constituée par un index des mots du texte avec leur traduction en anglais.
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
The book that changed the consciousness of a country—and the world. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic—these adjectives barely describe the earthshaking and long-lasting effects of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name," that launched the Second Wave of the feminist movement, and has been awakening women and men with its insights into social relations, which still remain fresh, ever since. A national bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold.
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
by John Maynard Keynes
Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1936.
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Madness and Civilization
by Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built, and walls were erected between the "insane" and the rest of humanity.
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Le Deuxième Sexe
by Simone de Beauvoir
The classic manifesto of the liberated woman, this book explores every facet of a woman's life.
