Volume I
Karl Marx’ Capital offers an in-depth analysis of private property and the social relations arising from it. This work examines the mechanisms behind capitalism and highlights the growing gap in wealth and well-being that this system causes.
About the work
'A groundbreaking work of economic analysis. It is also a literary masterpice' Francis Wheen, Guardian
Capital is an influential book that critically examines the capitalist system and its effects on society and ownership. Marx predicts the gradual abolition of capitalism and its replacement with common ownership of the means of production. This makes the work essential for anyone seeking to understand private property and the social structures that are formed by it. Translated by BEN FOWKES with an Introduction by ERNEST MANDEL.
Product specifications
- Author: Karl Marx
- Series: Capital
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Language: English
- Format: B-format paperback
- Publication date: 1990-12-06
- Number of pages: 1152
- ISBN: 9780140445688
- Theme: Political science and theory
- BISAC: POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
About the author
Karl Marx (1818-1883) developed his theories of historical materialism and the relationship between economics and society during his exile in England. His collaboration with Friedrich Engels resulted in influential works such as The Communist Manifesto. Ernst Mandel, translator and editor of this edition, was a leading Marxist thinker who further elaborated on these theories.