The Collected Works of Karl Marx (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Capital, Communist Manifesto, Wage Labor and Capital, Critique of the Gotha Program, Wages, Price and Profit, Theses on FeuerbachBy Karl Marx
Length134h 34m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of Karl Marx gathers the philosophical, economic, historical, and political writings through which Marx transformed modern social thought. From early reflections on alienation and critique of Hegelian idealism to the mature analysis of capital, class struggle, ideology, and revolutionary praxis, the collection reveals a prose style at once polemical, analytical, satirical, and rigorously dialectical. Situated within nineteenth-century German philosophy, British political economy, and French socialism, these works constitute a foundational archive of modern critical theory. Karl Marx (1818–1883), born in Trier and educated in law, history, and philosophy, lived amid the upheavals of industrial capitalism, censorship, exile, and revolutionary politics. His journalism, collaboration with Friedrich Engels, and years of research in the British Museum shaped his ambition to expose the historical logic of capitalist society. Personal hardship and political displacement sharpened rather than diminished his intellectual project. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking to understand the intellectual origins of socialism, communism, and materialist critique. It rewards historians, philosophers, economists, literary scholars, and politically engaged readers with a panoramic view of a mind committed to explaining—and changing—the modern world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Length134 hrs 34 mins
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Publish dateMay 7, 2019
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Table of contents
1The Collected Works of Karl Marx (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Introduction
7Karl Marx: The Man and His Message
8Early Philosophical Works (Marx as a Young Hegelian)
9Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
10On the Jewish Question
11On the King of Prussia and Social Reform
12Theses on Feuerbach
13Moralising Criticism and Critical Morality: A Polemic Against Karl Heinzen
14Political Works
15Manifesto of the Communist Party
16Preface
17Manifesto of the Communist Party.
18I. Bourgeois and Proletarians.
19II. Proletarians and Communists.
20III. Socialist and Communist Literature.
21IV. Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties.
22The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon
23Translator's Preface
24I
25II
26III
27IV
28V
29VI
30VII
31Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century
32Chapter I
33Chapter II
34Chapter III
35Chapter IV
36Chapter V
37Chapter VI
38The Civil War in France
39Introduction
40The Begining of the Franco-Prussian War
41Prussian Occupation of France
42France Capitulates and the Government of Thiers
43Paris Workers' Revolution and Thiers' Reactionary Massacres
44The Paris Commune
45The Fall of Paris
46Critique of the Gotha Programme
47Foreword
48Letter to Bracke
49Part I
50Part II
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Das Elend der Philosophie (Kommentiert)Karl Marx7h 51m3.9 (1.4K)$1 · $0.00
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