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The Capital (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Including The Communist Manifesto, Wage-Labour and Capital, & Wages, Price and ProfitBy Karl Marx

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In Capital, Volumes I–III, Karl Marx undertakes a systematic critique of political economy, moving from the commodity and surplus value to accumulation, circulation, profit, rent, and the dynamics of capitalist crisis. Combining rigorous abstraction with historical illustration, polemic, and literary allusion, the work transforms economic analysis into a sweeping anatomy of modern social relations. Situated against classical economists such as Smith and Ricardo, it both inherits and overturns their categories. Marx wrote Capital after decades of journalism, political activism, and exile, especially during his years in London, where the British Museum and the industrial metropolis furnished him with empirical and intellectual materials. His collaboration and correspondence with Friedrich Engels, his engagement with Hegelian dialectics, and his observation of nineteenth-century labor struggles shaped the book's method and urgency. This work is indispensable for readers seeking to understand capitalism not merely as an economic system but as a historical form of power, production, and social life. Demanding yet profoundly rewarding, Capital remains essential for students of economics, sociology, history, political theory, and literature who wish to grasp the modern world's deepest contradictions. 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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Publish dateDec 15, 2023

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1Introduction

2The Capital (Vol. 1-3)

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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