The Communist ManifestoThe second best selling book ever published, The Communist Manifesto heralded a seismic change in the world's political and social landscapes. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID AARONOVITCH The Communist Manifesto was first published in London, by two young men in their late twenties, in 1848. Its impact reverberated across the globe and throughout the next century, and it has come to be recognised as one of the most important political texts ever written.