Books by Karl Marx

First published in 1867, Capital, or Das Kapital, is the infamous treatise on economics and capitalism by Prussian revolutionary KARL MARX (1818-1883), who changed history with his 1848 book The Communist Manifesto.In this work, edited by Marx's friend, German philosopher FRIEDRICH ENGELS (1820-1895), Marx systematically analyzes the way the capitalist machine functions. In this academic work written for students and serious thinkers, he explores wages, competition, banking, rent, and the natural laws that seem to govern the development of capitalism without any oversight by the society in which it developed.Originally published in three volumes, Capital is here presented in five volumes. Volume III, Part 1 covers:. The Conversion of Surplus-Value into Profit and of the Rate of Surplus-Value into the Rate of Profit. Conversion of Profit into Average Profit. The Law of the Falling Tendency of the Rate of Profit. Transformation of Commodity-Capital and Money-Capital Into Commercial Capital and Financial Capital. Division of Profit Into Interest and Profits of Enterprise

CONTENTS:PreliminaryProduction and WagesProduction, Wages, ProfitsWages and CurrencySupply and DemandWages and PricesValue and LabourLabouring PowerProduction of Surplus ValueValue of LabourProfit Is Made by Selling a Commodity at its ValueThe Different Parts into Which Surplus Value Is DecomposedGeneral Relation of Profits, Wages and PricesMain Cases of Attempts at Raising Wages or Resisting Their FallThe Struggle Between Capital and Labour and its ResultsNotes

"e;All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned ... Working men of all countries, Unite!"e;This book truly changed the world, inspiring millions to revolution.Over 150 years after its publication, Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto continues to inspire and provoke students, activists and citizens. The principles embodied within in it lie at the heart of thousands of academic and literary works. It is the starting point for people who refuse to accept that capitalism represents the final and optimum stage of human development. After reading this book, it is impossible to remain convinced that there is no alternative to unrestrained neoliberalism.In an introductory call to arms, renowned social theorist David Harvey asks us to look upon the Manifesto not as a historical document, but an invaluable tool for change.

Marx: Later Political Writings, first published in 1996, brings together translations of Marx's most important texts in political philosophy written after 1848. Marx challenged political theory to its very fundamentals, as his works do not follow traditional models for exploring politics theoretically. In his introduction, Terrell Carver situates Marx in a politics of democratic constitutionalism and revolutionary communism. The works are presented here complete, according to the first editions or the earliest manuscript state, and include the Manifesto of the Communist Party, the Preface of 1859 to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, The Civil War in France, and the little-known Notes on Adolph Wagner. More than most political theorists, Marx made contemporary politics the focus for his theoretical work. He created a distinctive kind of political theory, and this volume makes it accessible today.