Capital (Das Kapital) (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 (Das Kapital) is Marx's monumental critique of political economy, a work that dissects the capitalist mode of production through concepts such as commodity fetishism, surplus value, exploitation, accumulation, and crisis. Written in a dense, dialectical style that combines philosophical argument, historical documentation, economic analysis, and biting irony, it stands at the intersection of nineteenth-century political economy, German philosophy, and socialist thought. Its central achievement is to reveal capitalism not as a natural order, but as a historically specific system structured by social relations of labor, value, and power. Karl Marx, trained in philosophy and shaped by Hegelian dialectics, journalism, political exile, and revolutionary activism, wrote Capital after decades of study in economics and history, much of it undertaken in the British Museum. His collaboration with Friedrich Engels, his observation of industrial Britain, and his commitment to understanding the material conditions of modern society all informed the book's formidable scope and urgency. This book is essential for readers seeking to understand capitalism's origins, dynamics, and contradictions. Challenging but profoundly rewarding, Capital remains indispensable to students of economics, history, sociology, philosophy, and political theory. 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
Length103 hrs 47 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Premium Collection: 30+ Titles in One Volume: The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, The Vested Interests and the Common Man, On the Nature of Capital… (Annotated)
2Capital (Das Kapital)
3Vol. 1 - The Process of Capitalist Production
4Author’s Preface: First German Edition
5Editor’s Preface: First English Translation
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6Part 1 - Commodities and Money
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
12I. The Measure of Values
13II. The Medium of Circulation
14III. Money
15Part 2 - Transformation of Money into Capital
164. The General Formula for Capital
175. Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital
186. The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power
19Part 3 - The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value
20I. The Labour-Process or the Production of Use-Values
21II. The Production of Surplus-Value
228. Constant Capital and Variable Capital
23I. The Degree of Exploitation of Labour-Power
24II. The Representation of the Components of the Value of the Product
25III. Senior’s “Last Hour”
26IV. Surplus-Produce
27I. The Limits of the Working day
28II. The Greed for Surplus-Labor, Manufacturer and Boyard
29III. Branches of English Industry without Legal Limits to Exploitation
30IV. Day and Night Work. The Relay System
31V. Compulsory Laws for the Extension of the Working Day (Mid 14th- End 17th Century)
32VI. Compulsory Limitation by Law of the Working-Time
33VII. Reaction of the English Factory Acts on Other Countries
3411. Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value
35Part 4 -Production of Relative Surplus-Value
3612. The Concept of Relative Surplus-Value
3713. Co-operation
38I. Two-Fold Origin of Manufacture
39II. The Detail Labourer and his Implements
40III. The Two Fundamental Forms of Manufacture
41IV. Division of Labour in Manufacture, and Division of Labour in Society
42V. The Capitalistic Character of Manufacture
43I. The Development of Machinery
44II. The Value Transferred by Machinery to the Product
45III. The Proximate Effects of Machinery on the Workman
46IV. The Factory
47V. The Strife between Workman and Machine
48VI. The Theory of Compensation as Regards the Workpeople Displaced by Machinery
49VII. Repulsion and Attraction of Workpeople by the Factory System
50VIII. Revolution Effected in Manufacture, Handicrafts, and Domestic Industry
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