
KARL MARX Ultimate Collection
Capital, Communist Manifesto, Wage Labor and Capital, Critique of the Gotha Program, Wages, Price and Profit, Theses on FeuerbachBy Karl MarxLength131h 56m
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In "KARL MARX Ultimate Collection," readers encounter a comprehensive anthology that encapsulates the fundamental theories and socio-economic critiques of one of history's most influential thinkers. This collection spans Marx's prolific career, featuring seminal works such as "The Communist Manifesto" and "Das Kapital," which employ a blend of rigorous philosophical argumentation and vivid, accessible prose. The literary style is characterized by a dialectical approach, where Marx dissects capitalism, class struggle, and the historical materialism that underpins societal evolution, all framed within the turbulent socio-political context of the 19th century, particularly during the Industrial Revolution. Karl Marx, a German philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist, spent much of his life grappling with the injustices borne from economic systems that prioritized profit over human welfare. His socio-historical background as a political exile and critic of contemporary capitalism provided fertile ground for his theories, which aimed to inspire a more equitable society. The intense political climates of Europe, along with Marx's extensive studies in philosophy, economics, and history, heavily influenced his pioneering ideas that challenged the status quo. Highly recommended for anyone seeking profound insights into the origins and implications of modern political thought, this ultimate collection is an essential resource for both scholars and general readers alike. Engaging with Marx's work not only deepens one's understanding of social theory but also encourages critical reflection on contemporary socio-economic issues, making it a timeless cornerstone for academic study and personal enlightenment.
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Table of contents
1KARL MARX Ultimate Collection
15033. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 4)
2Introduction
151I. First Stage. M-C
3Karl Marx: The Man and His Message
152II. Second Stage. Functions of Productive Capital
4Early Philosophical Works (Marx as a Young Hegelian)
153III. Third Stage. C'-M'
5Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
154IV. The Rotation as a Whole
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6On the Jewish Question
155I. Simple Reproduction
7On the King of Prussia and Social Reform
156II. Accumulation and Reproduction on an Enlarged Scale
8Theses on Feuerbach
157III. Accumulation of Money
9Moralising Criticism and Critical Morality: A Polemic Against Karl Heinzen
158IV. Reserve Funds
10Political Works
1593. The Circulation of Commodity-Capital
11Preface
1604. The Three Diagrams of the Process of Circulation
12Manifesto of the Communist Party.
1615. The Time of Circulation
13I. Bourgeois and Proletarians.3
162I. Genuine Expenses of Circulation.
14II. Proletarians and Communists.
163II. Expenses of Storage.
15III. Socialist and Communist Literature.
164III. Expenses of Transportation
16IV. Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties.
1657. The Period and Number of Turn-Overs
17Translator's Preface
166I. Distinctions of Form
18I
167II. Composition, Reproduction, Repair, and Accumulation of Fixed Capital
19II
1689. The Total Turn-Over of Advanced Capital
20III
16910. Theories of Fixed and Circulating Capital. The Physiocrats and Adam Smith
21IV
17011. Theories of Fixed and Circulating Capital. Ricardo
22V
17112. The Working Period
23VI
17213. The Time of Production
24VII
17314. The Time of Circulation
25Chapter I
174I. The Working Period Equal to the Period of Circulation
26Chapter II
175II. The Working Period Greater Than the Period of Circulation
27Chapter III
176III. The Working Period Smaller Than the Circulation Period
28Chapter IV
177IV. Conclusions
29Chapter V
178V. The Effect of a Change of Prices
30Chapter VI
179I. The Annual Rate of Surplus-Value
31Introduction
180II. The Turn-Over of the Individual Variable Capital
32The Begining of the Franco-Prussian War
181III. The Turn-Over of the Variable Capital, Considered from the Point of View of Society
33Prussian Occupation of France
182I. Simple Reproduction
34France Capitulates and the Government of Thiers
183II. Accumulation and Reproduction on an Enlarged Scale
35Paris Workers' Revolution and Thiers' Reactionary Massacres
184I. The Object of the Analysis
36The Paris Commune
185II. The Role of Money-Capital
37The Fall of Paris
186I. The Physiocrats
38Foreword
187II. Adam Smith
39Letter to Bracke
188III. Smith Resolves Exchange-Value into V Plus S
40Part I
189IV. The Constant Portion of Capital.
41Part II
190V. Capital and Revenue in Adam Smith
42Part III
191VI. The Economists after Smith
43Part IV
192I. The Formulation of the Question.
44Appendix
193II. The Two Departments of Social Production
45Economic Works
194III. The Transactions between the Two Departments
46Introduction
195IV. Necessities of Life and Articles of Luxury
47Chapter 1 Preliminary
196V. The Promotion of the Transactions by the Circulation of Money
48Chapter 2 What Are Wages?
197VI. The Constant Capital of Department I
49Chapter 3 By What is the Price of a Commodity Determined?
198VII. Variable Capital and Surplus-Value in Both Departments
50Chapter 4 By What Are Wages Determined?
199VIII. The Constant Capital in both Departments
51Chapter 5 The Nature and Growth of Capital
200IX. A Retrospect on Adam Smith, Storch, and Ramsay
52Chapter 6 Relation of Wage-labor to Capital
201X. Variable Capital and Wages
53Chapter 7 The General Law That Determines the Rise and Fall of Wages and Profits
202XI. Reproduction of the Fixed Capital
54Chapter 8 The Interests of Capital and Wage-labor Are Diametrically Opposed -- Effect of Growth of Productive Capital on Wages
203XII. The Reproduction of the Money Supply
55Chapter 9 Effect of Capitalist Competition on the Capitalist Class, The Middle Class, and The Working Class
204XIII. Destutt De Tracy's Theory of Reproduction
56Free Trade
205I. Accumulation in Department I
57Preliminary
206II. Accumulation in Department II
58I. Production and Wages
207III. Diagrammatic Presentation of Accumulation
59II. Production, Wages, Profits
208IV. Concluding Remarks
60III. Wages and Currency
2091. Cost Price and Profit
61IV. Supply and Demand
2102. The Rate of Profit
62V. Wages and Prices
2113. The Relation of the Rate of Profit to the Rate of Surplus-Value
63VI. Value and Labour
2124. The Effect of the Turn-Over on the Rate of Profit
64VII. Labouring Power
213I. General Economies.
65VIII. Production of Surplus Value
214II. Economies in the conditions of labor at the expense of the laborers.
66IX. Value of Labour
215III. Economies in the Generation of Power, Transmission of Power, and Buildings.
67X. Profit is Made by Selling a Commodity at its Value
216IV. Utilisation of the Excrements of Production.
68XI. The Different Parts into Which Surplus Value is Decomposed
217V. Economies Due to Inventions.
69XII. General Relation of Profits, Wages and Prices
218I. Fluctuations in the Price of Raw Materials, and their Direct Effects on the Rate of Profit.
70XIII. Main Cases of Attempts at Raising Wages or Resisting Their Fall
219II. Appreciation, Depreciation, Release, and Tie-up of Capital.
71XIV. The Struggle Between Capital and Labour and its Results
220III. General Illustration. The Cotton Crisis of 1861-1865.
72Capital
2217. Additional Remarks
73Author’s Preface: First German Edition
2228. Different Composition of Capitals
74Editor’s Preface: First English Translation
2239. Average Rate of Profit and Transformation of the Values of Commodities into Prices Of Production
75I. The Two Factors of a Commodity: Use-Value and Value
22410. Market Prices and Market Values. Surplus-Profit
76II. The Two-fold Character of the Labour Embodied in Commodities
22511. Effects of General Fluctuations of Wages on Prices of Production
77III. The Form of Value or Exchange-Value
226I. Causes Implying a Variation of the Price of Production.
78IV. The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof
227II. Price of Production of Commodities of Average Composition.
792. Exchange
228III. Fluctuations for which the Capitalist makes Allowance.
80I. The Measure of Values
22913. The Theory of the Law
81II. The Medium of Circulation
230I. Raising the Intensity of Exploitation.
82III. Money
231II. Depression of Wages Below their Value.
834. The General Formula for Capital
232III. Cheapening of the Elements of Constant Capital.
845. Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital
233IV. Relative Overpopulation.
856. The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power
234V. Foreign Trade.
86I. The Labour-Process or the Production of Use-Values
235VI. The Increase of Stock Capital.
87II. The Production of Surplus-Value
236I. General Remarks.
888. Constant Capital and Variable Capital
237II. Conflict between the Expansion of Production and the Creation of Values.
89I. The Degree of Exploitation of Labour-Power
238III. Surplus of Capital and Surplus of Population.
90II. The Representation of the Components of the Value of the Product
239IV. Supplementary Remarks.
91III. Senior’s “Last Hour”
24016. Commercial Capital
92IV. Surplus-Produce
24117. Commercial Profit
93I. The Limits of the Working day
24218. The Turn-Over of Merchant's Capital
94II. The Greed for Surplus-Labor, Manufacturer and Boyard
24319. Financial Capital
95III. Branches of English Industry without Legal Limits to Exploitation
24420. Historical Data Concerning Merchants' Capital
96IV. Day and Night Work. The Relay System
24521. The Interest-Bearing Capital.
97V. Compulsory Laws for the Extension of the Working Day (Mid 14th- End 17th Century)
24622. Division of Profit. Rate of Interest. Natural Rate of Interest
98VI. Compulsory Limitation by Law of the Working-Time
24723. Interest and Profit of Enterprise
99VII. Reaction of the English Factory Acts on Other Countries
24824. Externalisation of the Relations of Capital in the Form of Interest-Bearing Capital
10011. Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value
24925. Credit and Fictitious Capital
10112. The Concept of Relative Surplus-Value
25026. Accumulation of Money-Capital. Its Influence On The Rate Of Interest
10213. Co-operation
25127. The Role of Credit in Capitalist Production
103I. Two-Fold Origin of Manufacture
25228. The Medium of Circulation and Capital. Tooke's and Fullarton's Conception.
104II. The Detail Labourer and his Implements
25329. The Composition of Banking Capital.
105III. The Two Fundamental Forms of Manufacture
25430. Money-Capital and Actual Capital - I
106IV. Division of Labour in Manufacture, and Division of Labour in Society
25531. Money-Capital and Actual Capital - II
107V. The Capitalistic Character of Manufacture
25632. Money-Capital and Actual Capital - III
108I. The Development of Machinery
25733. The Currency under the Credit System.
109II. The Value Transferred by Machinery to the Product
25834. The Currency Principle and the English Bank Laws of 1844.
110III. The Proximate Effects of Machinery on the Workman
259I. The Movements of the Gold Reserve.
111IV. The Factory
260II. The Rate of Exchange.
112V. The Strife between Workman and Machine
261III. Rate of Exchange with Asia.
113VI. The Theory of Compensation as Regards the Workpeople Displaced by Machinery
262IV. England's Balance of Trade.
114VII. Repulsion and Attraction of Workpeople by the Factory System
26336. Precapitalist Conditions.
115VIII. Revolution Effected in Manufacture, Handicrafts, and Domestic Industry
26437. Preliminaries
116IX. The Factory Acts
26538. Differential Rent
117X. Modern Industry and Agriculture
26639. The First Form of Differential Rent
11816. Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value
26740. The Second Form of Differential Rent
119I. Length of the Working day and Intensity of Labour Constant
26841. First Case: Constant Price of Production
120II. Working Day Constant
269I. The Productivity of the Additional Investment of Capital Remains the Same.
121III. Productiveness and Intensity of Labour Constant
270II. The Rate of Productivity of the Additional Capitals Decreases.
122IV. Simultaneous Variations in the Duration, Productiveness, and Intensity of Labour
271III. The Rate of Productivity of the Additional Capitals Increases.
12318. Various Formula for the rate of Surplus-Value
27243. Third Case: Rising Price of Production
12419. The Transformation of the Value and Respective Price of Labour-Power into Wages
27344. Differential Rent Even Upon the Worst Soil under Cultivation
12520. Time-Wages
27445. Absolute Ground-Rent
12621. Piece Wages
27546. Building Lot Rent. Mining Rent. Price of Land
12722. National Differences of Wages
276I. Introductory Remarks.
12823. Simple Reproduction
277II. Labor Rent.
129I. Capitalist Production on a Progressively Increasing Scale
278III. Rent in Kind.
130II. Erroneous Conception
279IV. Money Rent.
131III. Separation of Surplus-Value into Capital and Revenue
280V. Share Farming (Metairie System) and Small Peasants' Property.
132IV. Circumstances that Determine the Amount of Accumulation
281I.
133V. The So-Called Labour Fund
282II.
134I. The Increased Demand for Labour Power that Accompanies Accumulation
283III.
135II. Relative Diminution of the Variable Part of Capital
28449. A Contribution to the Analysis of the Process of Production
136III. Progressive Production of a Relative Surplus Population or Industrial Reserve Army
28550. The Semblance of Competition
137IV. Different Forms of the Relative Surplus Population
28651. Conditions of Distribution and Production
138V. Illustrations of the General Law of Capitalist Accumulation (pt. 1)
28752. The Classes
139V. Illustrations of the General Law of Capitalist Accumulation (pt. 2)
288Author’s Preface
14026. The Secret of Primitive Accumulation
289BOOK I. Capital in general
14127. Expropriation of the Agricultural Population from the Land
290A. Notes on the History of the Theory of Commodities
14228. Bloody Legislation against the Expropriated
291Chapter II. Money or Simple Circulation
14329. Genesis of the Capitalist Farmer
292B. Theories of the Unit of Measure of Money (pt. 1)
14430. Reaction of the Agricultural Revolution on Industry
293B. Theories of the Unit of Measure of Money (pt. 2)
14531. The Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist
294C. Theories of the Medium of Circulation and of Money
14632. Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation
2951. Production in General
14733. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 1)
2962. The General Relation of Production to Distribution, Exchange, and Consumption
14833. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 2)
2973. The Method of Political Economy
14933. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 3)
2984. Production, Means of Production, and Conditions of Production, the Relations of Production and Distribution.164 The Connection Between Form of State and Property on the One Hand and Relations of Production and Distribution(1) on the Other. Legal Relations. Family Relations.