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
Length103h 46m
About this audiobook
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 46 mins
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Publish dateDec 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Capital (Das Kapital)
3Author’s Preface: First German Edition
4Editor’s Preface: First English Translation
5I. The Two Factors of a Commodity: Use-Value and Value
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6II. The Two-fold Character of the Labour Embodied in Commodities
7III. The Form of Value or Exchange-Value
8IV. The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof
92. Exchange
10I. The Measure of Values
11II. The Medium of Circulation
12III. Money
134. The General Formula for Capital
145. Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital
156. The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power
16I. The Labour-Process or the Production of Use-Values
17II. The Production of Surplus-Value
188. Constant Capital and Variable Capital
19I. The Degree of Exploitation of Labour-Power
20II. The Representation of the Components of the Value of the Product
21III. Senior’s “Last Hour”
22IV. Surplus-Produce
23I. The Limits of the Working day
24II. The Greed for Surplus-Labor, Manufacturer and Boyard
25III. Branches of English Industry without Legal Limits to Exploitation
26IV. Day and Night Work. The Relay System
27V. Compulsory Laws for the Extension of the Working Day (Mid 14th- End 17th Century)
28VI. Compulsory Limitation by Law of the Working-Time
29VII. Reaction of the English Factory Acts on Other Countries
3011. Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value
3112. The Concept of Relative Surplus-Value
3213. Co-operation
33I. Two-Fold Origin of Manufacture
34II. The Detail Labourer and his Implements
35III. The Two Fundamental Forms of Manufacture
36IV. Division of Labour in Manufacture, and Division of Labour in Society
37V. The Capitalistic Character of Manufacture
38I. The Development of Machinery
39II. The Value Transferred by Machinery to the Product
40III. The Proximate Effects of Machinery on the Workman
41IV. The Factory
42V. The Strife between Workman and Machine
43VI. The Theory of Compensation as Regards the Workpeople Displaced by Machinery
44VII. Repulsion and Attraction of Workpeople by the Factory System
45VIII. Revolution Effected in Manufacture, Handicrafts, and Domestic Industry
46IX. The Factory Acts
47X. Modern Industry and Agriculture
4816. Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value
49I. Length of the Working day and Intensity of Labour Constant
50II. Working Day Constant
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