Karl Marx did not write Das Kapital for the bookshelves of economists and philosophers. It is economics for working people, from their viewpoint and history. It is the classic masterpiece of revolutionary working-class politics. Here, David Smith and Phil Evans explode the myth of difficulty haunting Marx's Kapital.
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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
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"Valuable...in some respects more so than all the interpretations and popularizations I have read." –– C.L.R. James "[Marx's Capital Illustrated] is very, very good, a brilliant exposition and a really creative relationship between image and explanation." –– John Berger
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Promotion targeting left leaning publications like the Nation, Socialist Worker. National drive-time radio tour to include Pacifica Stations. Social media publicity campaign

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ISBN
9781608462667
Publisert
2014-07-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Haymarket Books
Vekt
272 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
136 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
214

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

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.