Books like Principles of Communism

It begins as an insightful commentary on definition of the proletariat and how private property is the root of all discontent, but the momentum doesn't hold when Engels underestimates the effect of the abolition of Private property on religion, or for that matter, completely ignores effect on caste based classes in the Indian subcontinent. Engel trivializes many other complexities, but don't let that hold you from hearing him out. He has put some solid thought into the collateral damage of Private Property to society. A bit ideal but the direction seems right, we must find some middle ground.