The Marxian Economics (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Das Kapital, A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy, Wage-Labor and Capital, Free Trade, Wages, Price and ProfitBy Karl Marx
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The Marxian Economics presents a rigorous anatomy of capitalist production, tracing how commodities, value, wages, profit, and accumulation arise from historically specific social relations. Its style is analytic and polemical, combining philosophical argument with empirical observation and a dialectical movement from appearances to underlying structures. Written against classical political economy, especially Smith and Ricardo, it redirects economic inquiry toward exploitation, surplus value, class conflict, and the recurring crises of industrial capitalism. Karl Marx, German philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist, wrote amid the upheavals of nineteenth-century Europe and during long exile in London. His journalism, political organizing, and collaboration with Friedrich Engels sharpened his attention to workers' conditions and the worldwide expansion of capital. Years of research in the British Museum enabled him to turn moral outrage into a systematic critique of economic laws that seemed natural but were, for him, historical and changeable. This volume is indispensable for readers seeking the foundations of socialist thought, modern critiques of inequality, and debates over labor, markets, and power. Demanding but rewarding, it suits students of economics, history, philosophy, and political theory who want more than technical models: a sweeping interpretation of capitalism's origins, dynamism, contradictions, and possible transformation. 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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GenreBusiness and Economics
Length114 hrs 46 mins
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Publish dateMay 7, 2019
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Table of contents

1The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Annotated)
2The Marxian Economics
3Wage-Labor and Capital (1847)
4Introduction
5Chapter 1 Preliminary
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6Chapter 2 What Are Wages?
7Chapter 3 By What is the Price of a Commodity Determined?
8Chapter 4 By What Are Wages Determined?
9Chapter 5 The Nature and Growth of Capital
10Chapter 6 Relation of Wage-labor to Capital
11Chapter 7 The General Law That Determines the Rise and Fall of Wages and Profits
12Chapter 8 The Interests of Capital and Wage-labor Are Diametrically Opposed -- Effect of Growth of Productive Capital on Wages
13Chapter 9 Effect of Capitalist Competition on the Capitalist Class, The Middle Class, and The Working Class
14Free Trade
15Wages, Price and Profit (1865)
16Preliminary
17I. Production and Wages
18II. Production, Wages, Profits
19III. Wages and Currency
20IV. Supply and Demand
21V. Wages and Prices
22VI. Value and Labour
23VII. Labouring Power
24VIII. Production of Surplus Value
25IX. Value of Labour
26X. Profit is Made by Selling a Commodity at its Value
27XI. The Different Parts into Which Surplus Value is Decomposed
28XII. General Relation of Profits, Wages and Prices
29XIII. Main Cases of Attempts at Raising Wages or Resisting Their Fall
30XIV. The Struggle Between Capital and Labour and its Results
31Capital
32Vol. 1 - The Process of Capitalist Production
33Author’s Preface: First German Edition
34Editor’s Preface: First English Translation
35Part 1 - Commodities and Money
361. Commodities
37I. The Two Factors of a Commodity: Use-Value and Value
38II. The Two-fold Character of the Labour Embodied in Commodities
39III. The Form of Value or Exchange-Value
40IV. The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof
412. Exchange
423. Money, or the Circulation of Commodities
43I. The Measure of Values
44II. The Medium of Circulation
45III. Money
46Part 2 - Transformation of Money into Capital
474. The General Formula for Capital
485. Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital
496. The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power
50Part 3 - The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value
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