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Marx's Capital Illustrated An Illustrated Introduction

Smith, David
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781642593211
Publisert
2014-07-04
Utgiver
Haymarket Books
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
216

Forfatter
Smith, David
Illustratør
Evans Phil

Biografisk notat

David Smith is the editor of a forthcoming English-language volume of Marx's Notes on Global Capitalism and Non-Western Culture for Yale University Press. His publications include articles in many scholarly journals, including Sociological Theory, Rethinking Marxism, The American Psychologist, and Current Perspectives in Social Theory.

Phil Evans is a longtime political cartoonist based in England. He has illustrated Marx's Kapital for Beginners and Understanding Economics, among many other books.

Marx's Capital Illustrated An Illustrated Introduction

Smith, David
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
Smith, David
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
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"Valuable...in some respects more so than all the interpretations and popularizations I have read." –– C.L.R. James<br /><br />"[<em>Marx's Capital Illustrated</em>] is very, very good, a brilliant exposition and a really creative relationship between image and explanation." –– John Berger<br />

"Valuable...in some respects more so than all the interpretations and popularizations I have read." –– C.L.R. James<br /><br />"[<i>Marx's Capital Illustrated</i>] is very, very good, a brilliant exposition and a really creative relationship between image and explanation." –– John Berger<br />

Imagine Karl Marx as a cartoonist, ready to set the record straight about his much maligned classic, Das Kapital. Impossibly difficult? Not in the least. Hopelessly outdated? Far from it. Though first published in 1867, Capital remains keenly relevant. Society continues to run on investment and profit, labor and technology. And predictions that once might have seemed rash—global economic crisis, societies nearing bankruptcy—are now simply facts. Capital remains the fullest attempt to explain these facts, and Marx's Capital Illustrated brings this attempt to vibrant life, proceeding all the way from the ABCs to the pertinence of Marx's theory of crisis for today's global woes.

Fresh, funny, and copiously illustrated, this book is for everyone who wants better insight into Capital and capitalism. Readers of Marx, unite! You have found your starting point.
Les mer
This beginners guide to Capital illustrates the key concepts, humour, and immense vitality to be enjoyed in Marx's great work.
Introduction – 1
1. Commodities – 30
2. Products for Use – 34
3. Alienation of Use Value – 37
4. Overproduction – 41
5. Exchange Value – 44
6. Abstract Labour – 47
7. Alienation of Useful Labor – 54
8. Fetishism – 57
9. Money – 64
10. The Accumulation of Capital – 69
11. Labor Power – 86
12. Expropriation – 89
13. A History Lesson – 92
14. The Making of the Working Class – 97
15. Surplus Value – 113
16. The Rate of Surplus Value – 129
17. Labour Power and Class Struggle – 147
18. Abolition of Wage Labour – 162



Les mer
  • This humorous, intelligent, and accesible introduction to Marx's masterwork is the perfect stepping off point for the socially conscious and curious readers.
  • Marx is not dead! The economic collapse of 2008, followed by uprisings in the Middle East, Greece, Quebec, Wisconsin, and the Occupy movement has caused millions to look for alternatives to capitalism. A recent Pew research reports says that 43 % of 18-29 year-olds and 33% of or 30-49 year-olds react positively to the word "socialism."
  • The great increase in readership of graphic novels provides a ready market for this "documentary comic-book"
  • Despite the accessible format and whimsical narrative style, the book is exhaustively well researched.
    • Les mer

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    "Valuable...in some respects more so than all the interpretations and popularizations I have read." –– C.L.R. James<br /><br />"[<em>Marx's Capital Illustrated</em>] is very, very good, a brilliant exposition and a really creative relationship between image and explanation." –– John Berger<br />

    "Valuable...in some respects more so than all the interpretations and popularizations I have read." –– C.L.R. James<br /><br />"[<i>Marx's Capital Illustrated</i>] is very, very good, a brilliant exposition and a really creative relationship between image and explanation." –– John Berger<br />

    Imagine Karl Marx as a cartoonist, ready to set the record straight about his much maligned classic, Das Kapital. Impossibly difficult? Not in the least. Hopelessly outdated? Far from it. Though first published in 1867, Capital remains keenly relevant. Society continues to run on investment and profit, labor and technology. And predictions that once might have seemed rash—global economic crisis, societies nearing bankruptcy—are now simply facts. Capital remains the fullest attempt to explain these facts, and Marx's Capital Illustrated brings this attempt to vibrant life, proceeding all the way from the ABCs to the pertinence of Marx's theory of crisis for today's global woes.

    Fresh, funny, and copiously illustrated, this book is for everyone who wants better insight into Capital and capitalism. Readers of Marx, unite! You have found your starting point.
    Les mer
    This beginners guide to Capital illustrates the key concepts, humour, and immense vitality to be enjoyed in Marx's great work.
    Introduction – 1
    1. Commodities – 30
    2. Products for Use – 34
    3. Alienation of Use Value – 37
    4. Overproduction – 41
    5. Exchange Value – 44
    6. Abstract Labour – 47
    7. Alienation of Useful Labor – 54
    8. Fetishism – 57
    9. Money – 64
    10. The Accumulation of Capital – 69
    11. Labor Power – 86
    12. Expropriation – 89
    13. A History Lesson – 92
    14. The Making of the Working Class – 97
    15. Surplus Value – 113
    16. The Rate of Surplus Value – 129
    17. Labour Power and Class Struggle – 147
    18. Abolition of Wage Labour – 162



    Les mer
  • This humorous, intelligent, and accesible introduction to Marx's masterwork is the perfect stepping off point for the socially conscious and curious readers.
  • Marx is not dead! The economic collapse of 2008, followed by uprisings in the Middle East, Greece, Quebec, Wisconsin, and the Occupy movement has caused millions to look for alternatives to capitalism. A recent Pew research reports says that 43 % of 18-29 year-olds and 33% of or 30-49 year-olds react positively to the word "socialism."
  • The great increase in readership of graphic novels provides a ready market for this "documentary comic-book"
  • Despite the accessible format and whimsical narrative style, the book is exhaustively well researched.
    • Les mer

    Produktdetaljer

    ISBN
    9781642593211
    Publisert
    2014-07-04
    Utgiver
    Haymarket Books
    Høyde
    203 mm
    Bredde
    139 mm
    Aldersnivå
    01, G, 01
    Språk
    Product language
    Engelsk
    Format
    Product format
    Innbundet
    Antall sider
    216

    Forfatter
    Smith, David
    Illustratør
    Evans Phil

    Biografisk notat

    David Smith is the editor of a forthcoming English-language volume of Marx's Notes on Global Capitalism and Non-Western Culture for Yale University Press. His publications include articles in many scholarly journals, including Sociological Theory, Rethinking Marxism, The American Psychologist, and Current Perspectives in Social Theory.

    Phil Evans is a longtime political cartoonist based in England. He has illustrated Marx's Kapital for Beginners and Understanding Economics, among many other books.

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