CAPITAL (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Vol. 1-3: Complete Edition - Including The Communist Manifesto, Wage-Labour and Capital, & Wages, Price and ProfitBy Karl Marx

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Capital is Karl Marx's monumental critique of political economy, a rigorous investigation into the capitalist mode of production, commodity exchange, surplus value, accumulation, and crisis. Written in a dense yet often dramatic prose, it combines philosophy, history, economics, and literary irony. Situated within nineteenth-century industrial capitalism and classical political economy, the work transforms the tools of Smith and Ricardo into a radical analysis of exploitation and social power. Marx, a German philosopher, journalist, and revolutionary thinker, wrote Capital after decades of political struggle, exile, and archival research, particularly in the British Museum. His experiences with censorship, working-class movements, and the upheavals of European industrial society shaped his conviction that capitalism was not a natural order but a historical system governed by contradictions. This book is essential for readers interested in economics, political theory, history, sociology, or modern social criticism. Though demanding, it rewards careful reading with a profound framework for understanding labor, inequality, markets, and power. Capital remains indispensable for anyone seeking to grasp the intellectual foundations of critiques of capitalism. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.

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GenreBusiness and Economics

Length105 hrs 33 mins

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Publish dateMay 1, 2018

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1Distributive Justice: The Right and Wrong of Our Present Distribution of Wealth (Annotated)

2CAPITAL

3Author’s Preface: First German Edition

4Editor’s Preface: First English Translation

5Part 1 - Commodities and Money

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61. Commodities

7I. The Two Factors of a Commodity: Use-Value and Value

8II. The Two-fold Character of the Labour Embodied in Commodities

9III. The Form of Value or Exchange-Value

10IV. The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof

112. Exchange

123. Money, or the Circulation of Commodities

13I. The Measure of Values

14II. The Medium of Circulation

15III. Money

16Part 2 - Transformation of Money into Capital

174. The General Formula for Capital

185. Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital

196. The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power

20Part 3 - The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value

217. The Labour-Process and the Process of Producing Surplus-Value

22I. The Labour-Process or the Production of Use-Values

23II. The Production of Surplus-Value

248. Constant Capital and Variable Capital

259. The Rate of Surplus-Value

26I. The Degree of Exploitation of Labour-Power

27II. The Representation of the Components of the Value of the Product

28III. Senior’s “Last Hour”

29IV. Surplus-Produce

3010. The Working day

31I. The Limits of the Working day

32II. The Greed for Surplus-Labor, Manufacturer and Boyard

33III. Branches of English Industry without Legal Limits to Exploitation

34IV. Day and Night Work. The Relay System

35V. Compulsory Laws for the Extension of the Working Day (Mid 14th- End 17th Century)

36VI. Compulsory Limitation by Law of the Working-Time

37VII. Reaction of the English Factory Acts on Other Countries

3811. Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value

39Part 4 - Production of Relative Surplus-Value

4012. The Concept of Relative Surplus-Value

4113. Co-operation

4214. Division of Labour and Manufacture

43I. Two-Fold Origin of Manufacture

44II. The Detail Labourer and his Implements

45III. The Two Fundamental Forms of Manufacture

46IV. Division of Labour in Manufacture, and Division of Labour in Society

47V. The Capitalistic Character of Manufacture

4815. Machinery and Modern Industry

49I. The Development of Machinery

50II. The Value Transferred by Machinery to the Product

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