Karl Marx

This second edition of McLellan's comprehensive selection of Marx's writings includes carefully selected extracts from the whole range of Marx's political, philosophical and economic thought. Each section of the book deals with a different period of Marx's life with the sections arranged in chronological order, thus allowing the reader to trace the development of Marx's thought, from his early years as a student and political journalist in Germany right through to his final letters of the early 1880s. The inclusion of extracts from some of Marx's less well-known works alongside selections from classic texts such as The Communist Manifesto and Capital provides the reader with an unparalleled overview of Marx's thinking, whilst Professor McLellan's fully updated and revised introduction and bibliographical notes accompanying each extract put Marx's writings into biographical and historical context. This edition also includes a general bibliography and a full index of names and ideas as well as a new general introduction for each section of the book by Professor McLellan. As with the first edition, this comprehensive and clearly structured selection of Marx's writings will be essential reading for all those interested in the political thought of this perennially important figure in Western political philosophy.

This book is an outstanding overview of the life and thoughts of Karl Marx. The editor masterfully weaves together Marx's published works and private letters into a rich tapestry of history and ideas. In addition to what you might expect to find in a collection like this (the text of The Communist Manifesto, selections from Das Kapital...), there are also tidbits from Marx's hand that help you truly understand the man and the history of his ideology, from his predictions on the fates of France and Russia, even down to his favorite color (red, of course) and his old report cards. No serious student of economic and political philosophy should be without an understanding of Karl Marx. This book provides it like no other.

Bogen tager udgangspunkt i de parisiske arbejdere og småborgeres oprettelse af det revolutionære folkestyre, Pariserkommunen, i 1871. I sin 72 dage korte levetid vedtoges en række reformer, der i samtiden fremstod nye og radikale. Bl.a. adskillelse af kirke og stat, gratis skolegang, forbud mod natarbejde og overtagelse af virksomheder, hvis ejere var flygtet. Målet var en føderativ og social republik baseret på nærdemokratisk kommunestyre. Men det endte i et blodigt nederlag, hvor 20-30.000 kommunarder mistede livet i kampen med regeringshæren og de efterfølgende massehenrettelser.Bogen er en antologi, hvis bidragydere har hver deres fokus. Bertel Nygaard undersøger f.eks. Kommunens karakter og dens efterliv i vor historieforståelse. Efterfølgende kan man læse kommunens program og dens forskellige dekreter.Med forord af Morten Thing gengives Karl Marx' samtidige artikel Borgerkrigen i Frankrig. I forlængelse heraf analyserer han de forskellige udkast til denne tekst.Hans Erik Avlund Frandsen undersøger og sammenligner Bertolt Brechts og Nordahl Griegs teaterstykker om Pariserkommunen. Og vurderer hvad de kan sige eller lære os i dagens samfund. I dansk perspektiv ser Kenn Schoop på samtidige holdninger til Kommunen. Udover diverse aviser møder man bl.a. Georg Brandes og socialisten Louis Pio samt Wilhelm Dinesen, som var førstehåndsvidne. Afsluttende er hele bladet Arbejderkunst fra 1932 genoptrykt. Her fortælles Pariserkommunens udvikling med samtidige tegninger og træsnit og hertil korte tekster.

La evoluci n fatal de la lucha de clases, seg n Marx, conducir a la lucha armada, cuando la situaci n est preparada por la crisis interna del capitalismo, corro do por sus propias contradicciones. La lucha llevara a las clases obreras a la conquista del poder y despu s de esta victoria amanecer un nuevo mundo sin clases. Una gran utop a? Posiblemente, pero lo cierto es que el marxismo, cuyas l neas maestras est n trazadas en "El Capital", aunque en su primitiva pureza ha sido abandonado hasta por quienes prometieron seguirlo, ha marcado profundamente el pensamiento humano, ha penetrado en todos los ramos de la ciencia y ha empapado la conciencia del hombre moderno, como no lo hab a hecho ninguna otra "versi n" del mundo y de la historia.

El capital. Cr tica de la econom a pol tica, de Karl Marx es, como reza su subt tulo, un tratado de cr tica de la econom a pol tica; al mismo tiempo, ha sido tambi n le do como una obra de filosof a, como un tratado de econom a, o como un tratado pol tico sobre las relaciones de dominaci n entre las clases, de un lado los proletarios y de otro los burgueses.

El capital. Cr tica de la econom a pol tica (en alem n Das Kapital - Kritik der politischen konomie), de Karl Marx es, como reza su subt tulo, un tratado de cr tica de la econom a pol tica; al mismo tiempo, ha sido tambi n le do como una obra de filosof a, como un tratado de econom a, o como un tratado pol tico sobre las relaciones de dominaci n entre las clases, de un lado los proletarios y de otro los burgueses

El capital. Cr tica de la econom a pol tica (en alem n Das Kapital - Kritik der politischen konomie), de Karl Marx es, como reza su subt tulo, un tratado de cr tica de la econom a pol tica; al mismo tiempo, ha sido tambi n le do como una obra de filosof a, como un tratado de econom a, o como un tratado pol tico sobre las relaciones de dominaci n entre las clases, de un lado los proletarios y de otro los burgueses

V chem unikalnost izdanijaIzdanie I toma prodolzhaet publikatsiju serii "Velikie ekonomisty". V nem chitatel najdet teoriju krugooborota veschestvennykh form kapitala, znamenitye skhemy obschestvennogo vosproizvodstva, a takzhe interesnye rassuzhdenija o zakonomernostjakh obraschenija kapitala v uslovijakh kapitalisticheskogo sposoba proizvodstva. Pri rabote nad izdaniem byl uchten opyt kak klassicheskikh sovetskikh izdanij. Tekst I toma publikuetsja s utochnennym perevodom rjada mest i kommentarijami, ochischennymi ot tendentsioznykh otsenok prezhnikh let, a takzhe novym predisloviem nauchnogo redaktora.Dlja kogo eta knigaDlja ekonomistov, sotsiologov, istorikov ekonomicheskoj mysli, aspirantov i studentov, a takzhe vsekh interesujuschikhsja naslediem klassikov ekonomicheskoj nauki.

Much of Karl Marx's most important work came out of his critique of other thinkers, including many socialists who differed significantly in their conceptions of socialism. The fourth volume in Hal Draper's series looks at these critiques to illuminate what Marx's socialism was, as well as what it was not. Some of these debates are well-known elements in Marx's work, such as his writings on the anarchists Proudhon and Bakunin. Others are less familiar, such as the writings on "Bismarckian socialism" and "Boulangism," but promise to become better known and understood with Draper's exposition. He also discusses the more general ideological tendencies of "utopian" and "sentimental" socialisms, which took various forms and were ingredients in many different socialist movements.

This volume presents those writings of Marx that best reveal his contribution to sociology, particularly to the theory of society and social change. The editor, Neil J. Smelser, has divided these selections into three topical sections and has also included works by Friedrich Engels. The first section, "The Structure of Society," contains Marx's writings on the material basis of classes, the basis of the state, and the basis of the family. Among the writings included in this section are Marx's well-known summary from the Preface of A Contribution to a Critique of Political Economy and his equally famous observations on the functional significance of religion in relation to politics. The second section is titled "The Sweep of Historical Change." The first selection here contains Marx's first statement of the main precapitalist forms of production. The second selection focuses on capitalism, its contradictions, and its impending destruction. Two brief final selections treat the nature of communism, particularly its freedom from the kinds of contradictions that have plagued all earlier forms of societies. The last section, "The Mechanisms of Change," reproduces several parts of Marx's analysis of the mechanisms by which contradictions develop in capitalism and generate group conflicts. Included is an analysis of competition and its effects on the various classes, a discussion of economic crises and their effects on workers, and Marx's presentation of the historical specifics of the class struggle. In his comprehensive Introduction to the selections, Professor Smelser provides a biography of Marx, indentifies the various intellectual traditions which formed the background for Marx's writings, and discusses the selections which follow. The editor describes Marx's conception of society as a social system, the differences between functionalism and Marx's theories, and the dynamics of economic and political change as analyzed by Marx.

Marx for the twenty-first century The first new English translation in fifty years—and the only one based on the last German edition revised by Marx himself Featuring 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 Revolution Karl 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.

Few books have shaped the world like The Communist Manifesto. Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, this text has sparked labour movements, inspired political parties, and fuelled uprisings across the globe. Acclaimed Swedish comic artist Mats Kejonen breathes new life into this timeless work with a bold, illustrated edition. By placing Marx and Engels’s powerful ideas in a modern-day context, Kejonen makes their vision more relevant than ever, delivering a visual experience that challenges and provokes.