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Capital

Volume III
Series: Capital
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Capital by Karl Marx is an in-depth analysis of the capitalist system, exploring the dynamics of economic structures. Marx examines how capital operates, focusing on labour, market forces, and the accumulation of wealth. Through his critical social theory, Marx delves into the relationships between workers, employers, and the impacts of capitalism on society.
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This book may appeal to you if you are intrigued by economic theories and the dynamics of capitalism. Delve into an in-depth analysis of how economic systems shape societies, exploring labour, value, and class struggles. Ideal for those interested in foundational texts of political economy and revolutionary thought.

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Asserts that - regardless of the efforts of individual capitalists, public authorities or even generous philanthropists - any market economy is inevitably doomed to endure a series of worsening, explosive crises leading finally to complete collapse.

Unfinished at the time of Marx's death in 1883 and first published with a preface by Frederick Engels in 1894, the third volume of Das Kapital strove to combine the theories and concepts of the two previous volumes in order to prove conclusively that capitalism is inherently unworkable as a permanent system for society.

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It is in this third volume that Marx sets out his central thesis that "the basic laws of motion of the capitalist mode of production lead to explosive crises and its ultimate collapse". Here we find not only a sustained economic and social description of capitalism as a system and the bourgeoisie as a class but also a full statement of why declining rates of profit and periodic crises of overproduction spell the inevitable end of capitalism and the likely birth of a far better society.

Capital was published by Engels in 1894.

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    It is in this third volume that Marx sets out his central thesis that "the basic laws of motion of the capitalist mode of production lead to explosive crises and its ultimate collapse". Here we find not only a sustained economic and social description of capitalism as a system and the bourgeoisie as a class but also a full statement...
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    The forgotten second volume of Capital, Marx's world-shaking analysis of economics, politics, and history, contains the vital discussion of commodity, the cornerstone to Marx's theories. The forgotten second volume of Capital, Marx's world-shaking analysis of economics, politics, and history, contains the vital discussion of commodity, the cornerstone to Marx's theories.
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    One of the most influential political and philosophical texts ever written One of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of...
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Capital by Karl Marx is highly regarded as a foundational text in understanding the intricacies of capitalist economies. Reviews laud its in-depth analysis of the production processes, class struggles, and inherent contradictions within capitalism. While some find the dense theoretical concepts challenging, others appreciate its profound impact on economic thought and political philosophy.

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ISBN: 9780140445701

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 1992

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Edition: 3rd edition

Contributors:

  • Translated by David Fernbach
  • Introduction by Ernest Mandel

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 47.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 742g

Pages: 1088

About the Author

Karl Marx was born in 1818 in Trier, Germany and studied in Bonn and Berlin. Influenced by Hegel, he later reacted against idealist philosophy and began to develop his own theory of historical materialism. He related the state of society to its economic foundations and mode of production, and recommended armed revolution on the part of the proletariat. Together with Engels, who he met in Paris, he wrote the Manifesto of the Communist Party. He lived in England as a refugee until his death in 1888, after participating in an unsuccessful revolution in Germany. Ernst Mandel was a member of the Belgian TUV from 1954 to 1963 and was chosen for the annual Alfred Marshall Lectures by Cambridge University in 1978. He died in 1995 and the Guardian described him as 'one of the most creative and independent-minded revolutionary Marxist thinkers of the post-war world.' Translated by David Fernbach with an introduction by Ernest Mandel

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