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
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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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GenrePolitics and Government
Length134 hrs 34 mins
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Publish dateMay 7, 2019
LanguageEnglish

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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Die heilige FamilieKarl Marx10h 50m3.8 (1.9K)$2 · $0.00
The XVIII Brumaire of Louis BonaparteKarl Marx6h 21m4.4 (12.9K)$1.99 · $0.00
Karl Marx: Der achtzehnte Brumaire des Louis NapoleonKarl Marx6h 36m4.3 (16.1K)$1 · $0.00
Differenz der demokritischen und epikureischen NaturphilosophieKarl Marx2h 38m4.0 (1.2K)$2 · $0.00
Zur JudenfrageKarl Marx1h 48m3.5 (1.5K)$1 · $0.00
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The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx1h 13m3.9 (240.6K)$3 · $0.00
Manifiesto comunistaKarl Marx, Friedrich Engels6h 9m3.9 (276.8K)$6
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Black AF HistoryMichael Harriot15h 43m4.7 (14.6K)$33 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m4.7 (8.9K)$46 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m4.7 (2.5K)$40 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m4.6 (10.8K)$24 · $0.00
KrantikariSanjeev Sanyal11h 44m4.6 (1.3K)$16 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m4.6 (2.6K)$8 · $0.00
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m4.6 (6.5K)$29 · $0.00
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RiggedMollie Hemingway12h 48m4.6 (4.2K)$23 · $0.00
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