# Abolition of Private Property in The Communist Manifesto

> Theme guide for The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

A key goal of communism presented in the book, which calls for the abolition of bourgeois private property (the means of production) rather than all personal property, arguing it is the source of class exploitation.

## Where it surfaces

- [The Communist Manifesto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_communist_manifesto_se/chapters/the-communist-manifesto): A central demand of the Communists is the abolition of bourgeois private property, which is seen as the foundation of class oppression.
- [II: Proletarians and Communists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_communist_manifesto_se/chapters/ii-proletarians-and-communists): Central to the chapter, arguing that bourgeois private property is already abolished for the majority and must be fully eliminated to end exploitation.

## Links

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