The Greatest Works of Karl Marx
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 Greatest Works of Karl Marx is a comprehensive anthology that encapsulates the salient themes of Marxist theory, capturing the revolutionary spirit of the 19th century. This collection weaves together pivotal texts such as The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, presenting a critical examination of capitalism, class struggle, and the materialist conception of history. Marx's incisive prose, marked by its dialectical method and historical context, invites readers to engage with the tumultuous socio-economic conditions of his time, enhancing our understanding of modern economic and political systems. Karl Marx, a philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist, was profoundly influenced by the industrial revolution and the socio-political upheavals of his era. His work stemmed from a fervent desire to critique capitalism and illuminate the conditions of the working class. Born into a bourgeois family in Germany, his experiences and extensive education in law, history, and philosophy propelled him into a lifetime of intellectual pursuit and radical activism, giving rise to his enduring legacy. This anthology is an essential read for anyone interested in the foundations of socialist thought and critical theory. Scholars, students, and curious readers alike will find in this collection a rich source of insights that continue to resonate in contemporary discussions on class, society, and economic structures. Immerse yourself in Marx's profound critique and explore ideas that shaped a century of political thought.
In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for 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
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Table of contents
1Introduction
11326. The Secret of Primitive Accumulation
2Introduction
11427. Expropriation of the Agricultural Population from the Land
3Author Biography
11528. Bloody Legislation against the Expropriated
4Historical Context
11629. Genesis of the Capitalist Farmer
5Synopsis (Selection)
11730. Reaction of the Agricultural Revolution on Industry
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6Political Works
11831. The Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist
7Preface
11932. Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation
8Manifesto of the Communist Party.
12033. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 1)
9I. Bourgeois and Proletarians.
12133. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 2)
10II. Proletarians and Communists.
12233. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 3)
11III. Socialist and Communist Literature.
12333. The Modern Theory of Colonisation (pt. 4)
12IV. Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties.
124Vol. 2 - The Process of Circulation of Capital
13Theses on Feuerbach
125Part 1 - The Metamorphoses of Capital and Their Cycles
14Translator's Preface
1261. The Circulation of Money-Capital
15I
1272. The Rotation of Productive Capital
16II
1283. The Circulation of Commodity-Capital
17III
1294. The Three Diagrams of the Process of Circulation
18IV
1305. The Time of Circulation
19V
1316. The Expenses of Circulation.
20VI
132Part 2 - The Turn-Over of Capital
21VII
1337. The Period and Number of Turn-Overs
22Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century
1348. Fixed Capital and Circulating Capital
23Chapter I
1359. The Total Turn-Over of Advanced Capital
24Chapter II
13610. Theories of Fixed and Circulating Capital. The Physiocrats and Adam Smith
25Chapter III
13711. Theories of Fixed and Circulating Capital. Ricardo
26Chapter IV
13812. The Working Period
27Chapter V
13913. The Time of Production
28Chapter VI
14014. The Time of Circulation
29The Civil War in France
14115. Influence of the Time of Circulation on the Magnitude of an Advance of Capital
30Introduction
14216. The Turn-Over of the Variable Capital
31The Begining of the Franco-Prussian War
14317. The Circulation of Surplus-Value
32Prussian Occupation of France
144Part 3 - The Reproduction and Circulation of the Aggregate Social Capital
33France Capitulates and the Government of Thiers
14518. Introduction
34Paris Workers' Revolution and Thiers' Reactionary Massacres
14619. Former Discussions of the Subject
35The Paris Commune
14720. Simple Reproduction. (pt. 1)
36The Fall of Paris
14820. Simple Reproduction. (pt. 2)
37Critique of the Gotha Programme
14921. Accumulation and Reproduction on an Enlarged Scale
38Foreword
150Part 1 - The Conversion Of Surplus-Value Into Profit And of the Rate Of Surplus-Value Into The Rate Of Profit.
39Letter to Bracke
1511. Cost Price and Profit
40Part I
1522. The Rate of Profit
41Part II
1533. The Relation of the Rate of Profit to the Rate of Surplus-Value
42Part III
1544. The Effect of the Turn-Over on the Rate of Profit
43Part IV
1555. Economies in the Employment of Constant Capital
44Appendix
1566. The Effect of Fluctuations in Price
45Economic Works
1577. Additional Remarks
46Introduction
158Part 2 - Conversion of Profit into Average Profit
47Chapter 1 Preliminary
1598. Different Composition of Capitals
48Chapter 2 What Are Wages?
1609. Average Rate of Profit and Transformation of the Values of Commodities into Prices Of Production
49Chapter 3 By What is the Price of a Commodity Determined?
16110. Market Prices and Market Values. Surplus-Profit
50Chapter 4 By What Are Wages Determined?
16211. Effects of General Fluctuations of Wages on Prices of Production
51Chapter 5 The Nature and Growth of Capital
16312. Some After Remarks
52Chapter 6 Relation of Wage-labor to Capital
164Part 3 - The Law of the Falling Tendency of the Rate of Profit
53Chapter 7 The General Law That Determines the Rise and Fall of Wages and Profits
16513. The Theory of the Law
54Chapter 8 The Interests of Capital and Wage-labor Are Diametrically Opposed -- Effect of Growth of Productive Capital on Wages
16614. Counteracting Causes
55Chapter 9 Effect of Capitalist Competition on the Capitalist Class, The Middle Class, and The Working Class
16715. Unraveling the Internal Contradictions of the Law
56Free Trade
168Part 4 - Transformation of Commodity-Capital and Money-Capital into Commercial Capital and Financial Capital
57Preliminary
16916. Commercial Capital
58I. Production and Wages
17017. Commercial Profit
59II. Production, Wages, Profits
17118. The Turn-Over of Merchant's Capital
60III. Wages and Currency
17219. Financial Capital
61IV. Supply and Demand
17320. Historical Data Concerning Merchants' Capital
62V. Wages and Prices
174Part 5 - Division of Profit into Interest and Profits of Enterprise
63VI. Value and Labour
17521. The Interest-Bearing Capital.
64VII. Labouring Power
17622. Division of Profit. Rate of Interest. Natural Rate of Interest
65VIII. Production of Surplus Value
17723. Interest and Profit of Enterprise
66IX. Value of Labour
17824. Externalisation of the Relations of Capital in the Form of Interest-Bearing Capital
67X. Profit is Made by Selling a Commodity at its Value
17925. Credit and Fictitious Capital
68XI. The Different Parts into Which Surplus Value is Decomposed
18026. Accumulation of Money-Capital. Its Influence On The Rate Of Interest
69XII. General Relation of Profits, Wages and Prices
18127. The Role of Credit in Capitalist Production
70XIII. Main Cases of Attempts at Raising Wages or Resisting Their Fall
18228. The Medium of Circulation and Capital. Tooke's and Fullarton's Conception.
71XIV. The Struggle Between Capital and Labour and its Results
18329. The Composition of Banking Capital.
72Capital
18430. Money-Capital and Actual Capital - I
73Vol. 1 - The Process of Capitalist Production
18531. Money-Capital and Actual Capital - II
74Author’s Preface: First German Edition
18632. Money-Capital and Actual Capital - III
75Editor’s Preface: First English Translation
18733. The Currency under the Credit System.
76Part 1 - Commodities and Money
18834. The Currency Principle and the English Bank Laws of 1844.
771. Commodities
18935. Precious Metals and Rates Of Exchange.
782. Exchange
19036. Precapitalist Conditions.
793. Money, or the Circulation of Commodities
191Part 6 - Transformation of Surplus Profit into Ground-Rent
80Part 2 - Transformation of Money into Capital
19237. Preliminaries
814. The General Formula for Capital
19338. Differential Rent
825. Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital
19439. The First Form of Differential Rent
836. The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power
19540. The Second Form of Differential Rent
84Part 3 - The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value
19641. First Case: Constant Price of Production
857. The Labour-Process and the Process of Producing Surplus-Value
19742. Second Case: Falling Price of Production
868. Constant Capital and Variable Capital
19843. Third Case: Rising Price of Production
879. The Rate of Surplus-Value
19944. Differential Rent Even Upon the Worst Soil under Cultivation
8810. The Working day (pt. 1)
20045. Absolute Ground-Rent
8910. The Working day (pt. 2)
20146. Building Lot Rent. Mining Rent. Price of Land
9011. Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value
20247. Genesis of Capitalist Ground-Rent
91Part 4 - Production of Relative Surplus-Value
203Part 7 - The Revenues and their Sources
9212. The Concept of Relative Surplus-Value
20448. The Trinitarian Formula
9313. Co-operation
20549. A Contribution to the Analysis of the Process of Production
9414. Division of Labour and Manufacture
20650. The Semblance of Competition
9515. Machinery and Modern Industry (pt. 1)
20751. Conditions of Distribution and Production
9615. Machinery and Modern Industry (pt. 2)
20852. The Classes
9715. Machinery and Modern Industry (pt. 3)
209Author’s Preface
98Part 5 - Production of Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value
210BOOK I. Capital in general
9916. Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value
211Chapter I. Commodities
10017. Changes of Magnitude in the Price of Labour-Power and in Surplus-Value
212A. Notes on the History of the Theory of Commodities
10118. Various Formula for the rate of Surplus-Value
213Chapter II. Money or Simple Circulation
102Part 6 - Wages
214B. Theories of the Unit of Measure of Money (pt. 1)
10319. The Transformation of the Value and Respective Price of Labour-Power into Wages
215B. Theories of the Unit of Measure of Money (pt. 2)
10420. Time-Wages
216C. Theories of the Medium of Circulation and of Money
10521: Piece Wages
217Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy.
10622: National Differences of Wages
2181. Production in General
107Part 7 - The Accumulation of Capital
2192. The General Relation of Production to Distribution, Exchange, and Consumption
10823: Simple Reproduction
2203. The Method of Political Economy
10924: Conversion of Surplus-Value into Capital
2214. Production, Means of Production, and Conditions of Production
11025. The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation (pt. 1)
222Analysis
11125. The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation (pt. 2)
223Reflection
112Part 8 - Primitive Accumulation
224Memorable Quotes
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