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'[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise... [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary proposal.'—Publishers Weekly, (starred review)'Saito's clarity of thought, plethora of evidence, and conversational, gentle, yet urgent tone... are sure to win over open-minded readers who understand the dire nature of our global.... A cogently structured anti-capitalist approach to the climate crisis.'—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning?In his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and climate change, subsequent calls for “sustainable growth” and a “Green New Deal” are a dangerous compromise. Capitalism creates artificial scarcity by pursuing profit based on the value of products rather than their usefulness and by putting perpetual growth above all else. It is therefore impossible to reverse climate change in a capitalist society—more: the system that caused the problem in the first place cannot be an integral part of the solution. Instead, Saito advocates for degrowth and deceleration, which he conceives as the slowing of economic activity through the democratic reform of labor and production. In practical terms, he argues for:the end of mass production and mass consumptiondecarbonization through shorter working hours the prioritization of essential labor over corporate profitsBy returning to a system of social ownership, he argues, we can restore abundance and focus on those activities that are essential for human life, effectively reversing climate change and saving the planet.

Marx for the twenty-first centuryThe first new English translation in fifty years—and the only one based on the last German edition revised by Marx himselfFeaturing extensive original commentary, including a foreword by acclaimed political theorist Wendy Brown“An astounding achievement.”—China Miéville, author of October: The Story of the Russian RevolutionKarl Marx (1818–1883) was living in exile in England when he embarked on an ambitious, multivolume critique of the capitalist system of production. Though only the first volume saw publication in Marx's lifetime, it would become one of the most consequential books in history. This magnificent new edition of Capital is a translation of Marx for the twenty-first century. It is the first translation into English to be based on the last German edition revised by Marx himself, the only version that can be called authoritative, and it features extensive commentary and annotations by Paul North and Paul Reitter that draw on the latest scholarship and provide invaluable perspective on the book and its complicated legacy. At once precise and boldly readable, this translation captures the momentous scale and sweep of Marx's thought while recovering the elegance and humor of the original source.For Marx, our global economic system is relentlessly driven by “value”—to produce it, capture it, trade it, and, most of all, to increase it. Lifespans are shortened under the demand for ever-greater value. Days are lengthened, work is intensified, and the division of labor deepens until it leaves two classes, owners and workers, in constant struggle for life and livelihood. In Capital, Marx reveals how value came to tyrannize our world, and how the history of capital is a chronicle of bloodshed, colonization, and enslavement.With a foreword by Wendy Brown and an afterword by William Clare Roberts, this is a critical edition of Capital for our time, one that faithfully preserves the vitality and directness of Marx's German prose and renders his ideas newly relevant to modern readers.

The complex exposition of the concept of economic crisis in Capital and its preparatory manuscripts gave rise to different interpretations about the causes and modalities of crises themselves. Are their causes chronic under-consumption, inter-sectoral disproportionality or a fall in the profit rate? Are they merely possible or absolutely inevitable? Jorge Grespan's work renews these traditional debates by treating the concept of crisis as the negative of the concept of capital. By means of a thoroughgoing exposition of Marx's masterwork, his book reconstitutes the steps by which Capital's exposition progressively enriches its content and form. To this end, dialectical categories such as measurelessness and relative necessity are mobilised and developed.

The Greatest Works of Karl Marx offers an enlightening exploration of Marxist philosophy, showcasing a fusion of intellectual vigor and socio-political analysis. This comprehensive anthology brings together an array of texts that highlight the revolutionary ideas central to Marx's canon, from critiques of capitalism to visions of a classless society. Alongside, readers are treated to a diverse collection of writings that exemplify Marx's profound impact, providing insights into the socio-economic landscape of the 19th and 20th centuries. The anthology also includes standout pieces that dance between the foundational Manifesto and lesser-known correspondences, each contributing significantly to the bedrock of Marxist thought. This volume not only celebrates Marx's legacy but is augmented by thoughtful essays from prominent figures like Florence Kelley and N.I. Stone, whose works complement and critique Marx's ideological framework. These contributors bring their unique interpretations, influenced by their roles in social reform and labor economics, respectfully enriching the dialogue initiated by Marx. The anthology, therefore, aligns with historical movements of workers'rights and economic justice, threading a continuous narrative of class struggle and socio-economic transformation through diverse, interdisciplinary lenses. Readers embarking on this intellectual journey will uncover a tapestry of theories and reflections that span across contrasting yet complementary ideologies. The Greatest Works of Karl Marx is a treasure trove of political and economic discourse, making it essential for those eager to engage deeply with revolutionary thoughts. This collection encourages critical engagement with the texts, promising a broad spectrum of insights and discussions on human society, economics, and enduring struggles for equity and justice.

What is money? What is capital? The Spectre of Capital tackles such fundamental questions at a deep philosophical level. It argues that the modern world is ruled by a ‘spectre', the spectre of capital. This insight is rooted in an original combination of the ideas of Marx and Hegel. It presents the most sophisticated argument to date for ‘the homology thesis', namely that the order of Hegel's logical categories, and that of the social forms addressed by Marx's Capital, share the same architectonic. The systematic-dialectical presentation shows how capital becomes a self-sustaining power.

In'Lohnarbeit und Kapital'unterzieht Karl Marx die grundlegenden Strukturen des kapitalistischen Systems einer kritischen Analyse, in der er die Beziehung zwischen Arbeit und Kapital intensiv untersucht. Der literarische Stil zeichnet sich durch eine klare, prägnante Ausdrucksweise aus, die wissenschaftliche Argumentation mit philosophischen Überlegungen kombiniert. Marx entblößt die Ausbeutungsmechanismen, die zugrunde liegen, wenn Lohnarbeit in den Dienst des Kapitals gestellt wird, und verortet das Werk im Kontext der politischen Ökonomie des 19. Jahrhunderts. Karl Marx, ein geschulter Philosoph und Ökonom, schrieb dieses Werk in einer Zeit, als die industrielle Revolution die Gesellschaft grundlegend veränderte. Mit einem tiefen Verständnis der sozialen Ungerechtigkeiten, die die Arbeiterklasse erlitten hat, bündelt Marx seine Gedanken, um die Widersprüche des Kapitalismus offenzulegen und eine Vision für eine gerechtere Verteilung des Wohlstands zu schaffen. Sein Leben und Wirken waren geprägt von einem unermüdlichen Einsatz für soziale Reformen und der Kritik an den bestehenden Verhältnissen.'Lohnarbeit und Kapital'ist nicht nur ein Grundstein der sozialistischen Theorie, sondern auch ein aufschlussreicher Kommentar zu den Herausforderungen der modernen Arbeitswelt. Dieses Buch empfiehlt sich jedem, der die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Dynamiken unserer Zeit verstehen möchte, und fordert dazu auf, über die Zustände der heutigen Arbeitswelt nachzudenken. Ein unverzichtbares Werk für alle, die sich mit den Grundlagen sozialer Gerechtigkeit auseinandersetzen.

This is the first book written in English that tries to expose the “thing-in-itself (or inner logic)” of capitalism in a form homomorphic to Hegel's Logic, following the method previously established in Japan by Kôzô Uno (1987-1977). Neither'bourgeois-liberal'nor even'conventionally-Marxist'economics possess a logical (hence objective) knowledge of capitalism as such, which is regrettable. The manuscript of this book was completed in typescript at York University, Canada, in 1983, then privately published in that form by the author in about 500 copies, which are by now virtually dispersed. In order, however, to re-launch economics as objective knowledge, when the world must prepare itself to correctly terminate capitalism, we need to rediscover a book of this kind as a dependable guide.

Karl Marx revealed the Capitalist system in all its harsh dimensions in his classic, Das Kapital, 150 years ago. But who can read it? This unique book brings Marx's concepts and conclusions to life in a fun and eye-popping discussion that everyone can understand.

This book provides an up-to-date reading of Capital Volume I, emphasizing the relevance of Marx's analysis to everyday twenty-first century struggles. Harry Cleaver's treatise outlines and critiques Marx's analysis chapter by chapter. His unique interpretation of Marx's labour theory of value reveals how every theoretical category of Capital designates aspects of class struggle in ways that help us resist and escape them. At the same time, while rooted within the tradition of workerism, he understands the working class to include not only the industrial proletariat but also unwaged peasants, housewives, children and students. A challenge to scholars and an invaluable resource for students and activists today.

O Capital é um marco no pensamento econômico mundial e a obra-prima de Karl Marx. O filósofo e economista alemão reuniu nestes textos toda a sua teoria, que rompia de vez com o pensamento dos economistas clássicos. Esta é a única edição condensada de sua obra máxima autorizada por Marx. Encomendada ao teórico francês Gabriel Deville, teve o propósito de popularizar as teorias socialistas entre os operários europeus, dada a dificuldade de se lidar com as teorias complexas da obra original. O livro acabou sendo publicado em 1883, ano da morte de Marx. Com o passar dos anos, esta obra se tornou importante aliada na divulgação das teorias marxistas, inclusive em língua portuguesa, uma vez que acabou traduzida antes do próprio original em Portugal, em 1912. Trata-se de um texto essencial a todos que se interessem pela intrigante relação que tem norteado o curso da história econômica: homem – trabalho – lucro.

O Capital (em alemão: Das Kapital) é um conjunto de livros de Karl Marx, sendo o primeiro deles publicado em 1867. A obra que é uma análise crítica do capitalismo é considerada por muitos como o marco do pensamento socialista marxista e que serviu de base para o socialismo implantados posteriormente em alguns países. Nela existem muitos conceitos econômicos complexos sobre todos os aspectos do modo de produção capitalista, incluindo também uma crítica sobre a teoria do valor-trabalho de Adam Smith e de outros assuntos tratados pelos economistas clássicos. Neste ebook você conhecerá dois dos conceitos mais importantes de O Capital: A definição dos tipos de Valor assumidos pelas mercadorias e a famosa teoria da Mais valia que você conhecerá na escrita precisa e detalhada do próprio Karl Marx.

Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of intellectuals such as Thomas Paine in Common Sense to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our intellectual history through the words of the exceptional few.Originally published as a political pamphlet in 1848, amidst the revolutions in Europe, The Communist Manifesto documents Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's theories on society and politics. It does so by defining the state of the class system in contemporary Europe—in which a larger, lower class is controlled and oppressed by a tyrannical, oppressive upper class. The Manifesto argues that, at some point in history, the lower class will inevitably realize their potential and exploitation and subsequently revolt. Once this occurs, Marx and Engels argue, there will be an uprising among proletariats that shifts political and economic power, ultimately resulting in the dismantling of class systems and capitalism. Additionally, in the Manifesto, Marx and Engels also predict the future state of the global economy and discuss their viewpoints on private property, while also addressing many other topics pertinent to today's world.Although written nearly 170 years ago, The Communist Manifesto is still widely read and cited. Amid the current turmoil between social classes and the societies of the world, its revolutionary prose and ideas can still yield ripe food for thought.

Collected and translated by Deutscher Prize-Winning Grossman biographer Rick Kuhn, assembles several of Henryk Grossman's most important essays, and serves as an introduction to his project of recovering Marx. Grossman highlights distinctive features of Marx's economic theory by contrasting it with the views of his forerunners, from Adam Smith to Sismondi.

Recent years have seen a surge of interest in Marxian political economy and especially Marx's great work Capital. 150 years after the book's original publication, are there readings of Capital that can help us find new pathways to progressive or revolutionary change? In this wide-ranging new volume, leading thinkers reflect on Capital's legacy, its limitations and its continuing relevance for today, highlighting issues including ecology, gender, race, labour, communism, the'Third World'and imperialism. The contributors also aim to identify the connections between Capital and various socialist projects of the past, and draw lessons from those experiences that might contribute to the reinvention of socialist politics today. Contributors include: Ingo Schmidt, Carlo Fanelli, William Pelz, Anej Korsika, Prabhat Patnaik, Silvia Federici, Paul Thompson, Chris Smith, Peter Gose, Justin Paulson, Jeff Noonan, Hannah Holleman and Peter Hudis.

Marx's Capital is one of the most important texts of the modern era. The three volumes, published between 1867 and 1883, changed the destiny of countries, politics and people across the world - and continue to resonate today. In this book, David Harvey lays out their key arguments. In clear and concise language, Harvey describes the architecture of capital according to Marx, placing his observations in the context of capitalism in the second half of the nineteenth century. He considers the degree to which technological, economic and industrial change during the last 150 years means Marx's analysis and its application may need to be modified. Marx's trilogy concerns the circulation of capital: volume I, how labour increases the value of capital, which he called valorisation; volume II, on the realisation of this value, by selling it and turning it into money or credit; volume III, on what happens to the value next in processes of distribution. The three volumes contain the core of Marx's thinking on the workings and history of capital and capitalism. David Harvey explains and illustrates the profound insights and enormous analytical power they continue to offer in terms that, without compromising their depth and complexity, will appeal to a wide range of readers, including those coming to the work for the first time.

The problem is not how to manage the capital system, but to get rid of it'. And who will do the job? These are the questions posed at the start of Cliff Slaughter's latest book. Recognising the importance of István Mészáros's analysis - in Beyond Capital (1995) and other books - of the historic, ‘structural crisis'that has taken capital into its stage of ‘destructive self-reproduction', Against Capital focuses on the crucial question of agency. Today, when there are fundamental disjunctures between the globalised economy, the means of social control and political and state structures, what are we to make of Marx's conclusion that the working class - capital's only structural antagonist - is ‘the gravedigger'of capitalism? And what are the implications for this of the information revolution, the changing composition of the working class, and the emergence of new forms of oppositional organisation, with young people to the fore? Slaughter assembles contributions by participants in recent movements in South Africa, Britain, Spain, Mexico, countries in the former Soviet zone and - in a major contribution from Yassamine Mather - the Middle East. He offers an extended critique of ‘vanguardist'conceptions such as Trotsky's ‘the crisis of humanity is reduced to the crisis of working-class revolutionary leadership'and Kautsky's and the early Lenin's formulation that socialist consciousness must be brought to the working class ‘from the outside'. Finally, Against Capital examines the necessary theoretical foundations of a rebuilt working-class movement, with special attention to the concepts of class-consciousness and the relation between theory and practice. This book is a compelling and distinctive contribution to recent debates encompassing works such as Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014) and Paul Mason's PostCapitalism (2015).

In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Marx explains how, under capitalism, people rely on labor to live. In the past people could rely on Nature itself for their natural needs; in modern society, if one wants to eat, one must work: it is only through money that one may survive. Thus, man becomes a slave to his wages. It is only through his work that he can find enough money to continue to live; but he doesn't simply live, he actually only survives, as a worker. Labor is only used to create more wealth, instead of achieving the fulfillment of human nature.

A new beautiful edition of The Communist Manifesto, combined with Lenin's key revolutionary tract It was the 1917 Russian Revolution that transformed the scale of The Communist Manifesto, making it the key text for socialists everywhere. On the centenary of this upheaval, this volume pairs Marx and Engels's most famous work with Lenin's own revolutionary manifesto, The April Theses, which lifts politics from the level of everyday banalities to become an art-form. The Communist Manifesto “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.” The Communist Manifesto is the most influential political book ever written—few others have fundamentally changed the world. The book remains both an essential guide to the transformations wrought by capitalism and presents the solution to its inequalities and exploitation. It was not until the 1917 Russian Revolution that the Manifesto became the key text for radicals the world over; here it is coupled with Lenin's manifesto The April Theses, picking up where Marx and Engels left off. This landmark edition includes a new introduction by Tariq Ali, showing how the Russian Revolution changed the world and the horizon of political change, and why its ambition is still relevant today. “The April Theses” “We must take the initiative in creating a revolutionary International, an International against the social-chauvinists and against the ‘Centre.'” In Lenin's April Theses, written in April 1917, he presented his ten directives, and they became the key programme for the revolution carried out that year. We present them here alongside his Letters from Afar, all written from exile in March 1917 to his comrades in Petrograd in the aftermath of the February revolution, offering advice and instructions to push the revolution onward. An introduction by Tariq Ali traces The Communist Manifesto's influence on Lenin's April Theses, the text that brought the manifesto to life and made it one of the most widely read books in history.

Representing Capital, Fredric Jameson's first book-length engagement with Marx's magnum opus, is a unique work of scholarship that records the progression of Marx's thought as if it were a musical score. The textual landscape that emerges is the setting for paradoxes and contradictions that struggle toward resolution, giving rise to new antinomies and a new forward movement. These immense segments overlap each other to combine and develop on new levels in the same way that capital itself does, stumbling against obstacles that it overcomes by progressive expansions, which are in themselves so many leaps into the unknown.

Il s'agit ici du quatrième volume de l'anthologie de la revue Temps critiques qui couvre et thématise des écrits publiés entre 2001 et 2012. Il rend compte des transformations de la société depuis mai 68, mouvement qui a fait sauter des verrous, mais qui a aussi libéré des forces qui ne sont plus pleinement émancipatrices une fois la défaite consommée. Les contradictions capitalistes qui apparaissent comme insurmontables sont englobées dans une révolution du capital qui débouche sur une société capitalisée...

This book demonstrates that the basic concepts of the three volumes of Capital come under different categories of time:'time of production'in the first volume is linear, “time of circulation” in the second is circular, while in the third volume “organic time” is the unity of the two. Capitalist relations emerge as a definite organisation of social time that obeys its own intrinsic criteria and operates as an autonomous, social subject. Reading Capital from this perspective, it becomes possible to restore its dialectical (Hegelian) logic – not in order to reveal the “real” Marx, but as a means to contribute to the understanding of the real, capitalist world with its present-day fetishes, its explosive contradictions and its ever deeper crises.

In publishing Marx's Concept of Man in 1961, Erich Fromm presented to the English-speaking world for the first time Karl Marx's then recently discovered Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts. Including the Manuscripts and many other philosophical writings by Marx as well as Fromm's own extended response, many of these writings have since become recognised as important works in their own right. Fromm stresses Marx's humanist philosophy and challenges both contemporary Western ignorance of Marx and Soviet corruptions of his work. Fromm's analysis of Marx's work and his dissemination of these neglected writings by Marx himself fundamentally altered the prevailing discourse about Marxism, revolutionising contemporary thought and providing a formative influence for the development of the New Left.

“My aim is to get you to read a book by Karl Marx called Capital, Volume 1, and to read it on Marx's own terms…”The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression has generated a surge of interest in Marx's work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world's most foremost Marx scholars.Based on his recent lectures, this current volume aims to bring this depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and deeply rewarding text. A Companion to Marx's Capital offers fresh, original and sometimes critical interpretations of a book that changed the course of history and, as Harvey intimates, may do so again.

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'My aim is to get you to read a book by Karl Marx called Capital, Volume 1, and to read it on Marx's own terms.'The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression has generated a surge of interest in Marx's work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world's most foremost Marx scholars.Based on his recent lectures, this current volume aims to bring this depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and deeply rewarding text. A Companion to Marx's Capital offers fresh, original and sometimes critical interpretations of a book that changed the course of history and, as Harvey intimates, may do so again.David Harvey's video lecture course can be found here: davidharvey.org/reading-capital/

In 2008 the capitalist world was swept by the severest crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Mainstream economics neither anticipated nor could account for this disastrous financial crisis, which required massive state intervention throughout the capitalist world. Karl Marx did anticipate this type of financial collapse, arguing that it was derivative from the ‘fetishism of commodities'inherent in the capitalist mode of production. This book substantiates the foregoing claim by a journey from Marx's analysis of commodities to the capitalist crisis of the twenty-first century.The book demonstrates that Marx's framework (1) demonstrates that capitalism is but one historical form of class society among many; (2) explains the transition from pre-capitalist to capitalist society; (3) reveals the concrete operation of a capitalist economy; and (4) shows why others would explain the capitalist economy in alternative theoretical frameworks. The central element in his framework from which all else derives is ‘the theory of value'. This book is not an exercise in the history of thought. It is an attempt to analyze the nature of contemporary capitalist society. While Marx's analysis of capitalism has implications for political action, these need not lead one to embrace revolution in place of reform, though it can and has provided the analytical foundation for both. Marx's analysis of capitalism is a coherent whole, and meaningful insights cannot be obtained by extracting elements from it. Weeks starts out by looking at the nature of capitalism and an analysis circulation, money and credit unfold from the theory of value. The nature and inherent necessity of competition are demonstrated in chapter eight. A consequence of competition, expressed in the movement of capital, is technical change, the contradictory impact of which is explained in chapter nine. This is brought together with the other elements of value theory (money, credit and competition) in chapter ten, where economic crises are treated in detail. The final chapter applies the theory of crisis to the extreme financial disturbances of the 2000s.This book should be of interest to students and researchers of economics, politics and sociology.

Karl Marx's Das Kapital a critical analysis of capitalism and its practical economic application and also a critique of other related theories. Today it is considered one of the most famous books ever written. Here, Marx's text is interpreted for the modern day world of business and economics. Steve Shipside's interpretation is not a substitute for the original; its purpose is simply to illustrate the timeless nature of Marx's insights by bringing them to life through 21st century examples. First published in German in 1876 and is considered the most important contribution of Marx to the world of political economy.

One of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of its society to support his analysis and generate fresh insights. Arguing that capitalism would create an ever-increasing division in wealth and welfare, he predicted its abolition and replacement by a system with common ownership of the means of production. Capital rapidly acquired readership among the leaders of social democratic parties, particularly in Russia and Germany, and ultimately throughout the world, to become a work described by Marx's friend and collaborator Friedrich Engels as'the Bible of the Working Class'.

Presents an account and technical assessment of Marx's economic analysis in Capital, with particular reference to the transformation and the surplus-value doctrine, the reproduction schemes, the falling real-wage and profit rates, and the trade cycle. The focus is on criticisms that Marx himself might have been expected to face in his day and age. In addition, it offers a chronological study of the evolution of that analysis from the early 1840s through three'drafts': documents of the late 1840s, the Grundrisse of 1857–1858, and the Economic Manuscripts of 1861–1863. It also provides three studies in application, focusing on Marx's'evolutionary'orientation in his evaluation of the transition to communism and his rejection of'egalitarianism'under both capitalist and communist regimes; his evolving perspective on the role of the industrial'entrepreneur'; and his evolving appreciation of the prospects for welfare reform within capitalism.

Title from eBook title screen (viewed on May 17, 2006).

The essence of Capital Volume I, with all the footnotes cut out and an introduction by Christopher Arthur.

Cover title: Capital, Volume I.

Volume III: The process of capitalist production as a whole. Edited by Frederick Engels

Cover title: Capital Volume II.

Rev. ed. of: Nihon Hyōronsha, 1947.