Monthly Review Press,U.S. Paperback English
How to Read Marx's Capital
Commentary and Explanations on the Beginning Chapters
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With the recent revival of Karl Marx's theory, a general interest in reading Capital has also increased. But Capital – Marx’s foundational nineteenth century work on political economy – is by no means considered an easily understood text. Central concepts such as abstract labor, the value form, or the fetishism of commodities, can seem opaque
With the recent revival of Karl Marx's theory, a general interest in reading Capital has also increased. But Capital – Marx’s foundational nineteenth century work on political economy – is by no means considered an easily understood text. Central concepts such as abstract labor, the value form, or the fetishism of commodities, can seem opaque