Manifesto
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Communist Manifesto
(1848), from the 1965 facsimile editionA manifesto is a written declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party, or government.confessions of faith.
Etymology
It is derived from the Italian word manifesto, itself derived from the Latin manifestum, meaning clear or conspicuous. Its first recorded use in English is from 1620, in Nathaniel Brent's translation of Paolo Sarpi's History of the Council of Trent: "To this citation he made answer by a Manifesto" (p. 102). Similarly, "They were so farre surprised with his Manifesto, that they would never suffer it to be published" (p. 103).[5]
Famous examples
- The Communist Manifesto (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
- Mein Kampf (1925) by Adolf Hitler
- Manifesto of Race (1938) by Benito Mussolini
- Theodore John Kaczynski
See also
References
- ^ Merriam-Webster online dictionary definition of Manifesto Archived August 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "SEOphonist | die SEOphonisten Wahl 2013" (in German). Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013., article on "Wahlprogramm", literally "election programme".
- ^ Dictionary.com definition of Manifesto Archived August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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David Robertson, The Routledge Dictionary of Politics, Edition 3, Psychology Press, 1890 p. 295 Archived April 25, 2016, at the ISBN 0415323770, 9780415323772
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary
External links
- 100 Artists' Manifestos. Danchev, Alex. London: Penguin. 2011. )
- British political party manifesto archives, 1900–present: Labour, Conservative, Liberal/SDP/Liberal Democrat