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Perhaps one of the most infamous works of the modern world, Capital is the German treatise on political economy by Karl Marx that critically analyzes capitalism. First published in 1867 as the beginning of an ambitious but unfinished six-volume series, this work extensively attempts to expose and explain the capitalist mode of production and the class struggles embedded within it. Capital was written while Marx was exiled in England, and many of the examples he uses to illustrate private property and its social relations are derived from his time there. Ultimately, this work argues that capitalism would create a divide between wealth and well-being, and the solution was the replacement of capitalism with a system of common possession for all concerned in the means of production. Marx's work gained wide readership in a very short span of time, proving highly influential in Russia, Germany, and eventually the entire world.… (more)
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Having said that, I must say that this is a book of extreme erudition, and the arguments are well marshalled. It is quite amazing to see how many people today, who claim to
Now, the odd thing, is that what he writes about workers in the 1800's is something I have seen in many markets today. The effect of rampant capitalism on 'colonial markets' is documented by him, and is practised today, albeit in a more subtle form. This is amazing, as an insight.
It is indeed a book for today as well.
The essays on work conditions, the wage issues, and the link to capitalists is amazing. That a worker actually loans his time to a company is a perspective that had not occurred to me until I read the book.