Wage-Labour and Capital
Written by Karl Marx
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This edition of Wage-Labour and Capital, published in 1891, was edited and translated by Friedrich Engels, and remains one of the most widely read of Marx’s works. (Description by Carl Manchester).
Karl Marx
Described as one of the most influential figures in human history, Karl Marx was a German philosopher and economist who wrote extensively on the benefits of socialism and the flaws of free-market capitalism. His most notable works, Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto (the latter of which was co-authored by his collaborator Friedrich Engels), have since become two of history’s most important political and economic works. Marxism—the term that has come to define the philosophical school of thought encompassing Marx’s ideas about society, politics and economics—was the foundation for the socialist movements of the twentieth century, including Leninism, Stalinism, Trotskyism, and Maoism. Despite the negative reputation associated with some of these movements and with Communism in general, Marx’s view of a classless socialist society was a utopian one which did not include the possibility of dictatorship. Greatly influenced by the philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, Marx wrote in radical newspapers from his young adulthood, and can also be credited with founding the philosophy of dialectical materialism. Marx died in London in 1883 at the age of 64.
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Reviews for Wage-Labour and Capital
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing how the same falises were uttered by the capitalists in 1848 as today. More amazing is people still believe it, though Marx proved them wrong 174 years ago!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Didn’t really get too much out of it maybe I need to listen again.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The guy reading has a nice voice and unlike some other Librivox I have struggled with, it was recorded well. Oh, and this is very relevant material if you want to know why the minimum wage stagnates among other things.