SKU
B-217556
Capital, Volume One: A Critique of Political Economy
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SKU | B-217556 |
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Author | E. Aveling, K. Marx, F. Engels, S. Moore |
Place of Publication | NYC |
Publisher | Dover |
Number of Pages | 880 |
Cover | Paperback |
Format | Medium |
Language | English |
ISBN | 9780486477480 |
Dimensions | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch |
Hailed by Friedrich Engels as "the bible of the working class," this 1867 classic of political economics changed the course of history. Thirty years in the making, Capital, Volume I was the first installment of Karl Marx's three-part Das Kapital and the only volume published during his lifetime. Marx declared that society is evolving from crude, unbalanced economic systems toward a utopian state — specifically, communism. His critiques of private property and class struggles aroused tremendous interest and exercised an influence that resonates to this day.
Marx offers a penetrating analysis of capitalism's inner workings, examining commodities, value, money, and other factors related to the system's historic origins and contemporary functions. These considerations form the framework for his conclusion: the system cannot be reformed and must be overthrown by a revolution, resulting in a socialist society in which production serves the needs of every individual rather than generating profits for the few.