Wage Labor And Capital

Written by Karl Marx

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr and The Cliff

Originally written as a series of newspaper articles in 1847, Wage-Labor and Capital were intended to give an overview of Marx’s central theories regarding the economic relationships between workers and capitalists. These theories outlined include the Marxian form of the Labour Theory of Value, which distinguishes “labor” from “labor-power”, and the Theory of Concentration of Capital, which states that capitalism tends towards the creation of monopolies and the disenfranchisement of the middle and working classes. These theories were later elaborated in Volume 1 of Capital, published in 1867. Karl Heinrich Marx FRSA was a German philosopher, a critic of political economy, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the four-volume Das Kapital.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Icon Audio Arts
• Release date: May 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798887673622

Karl Marx

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, historian, political theorist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Born in Prussia, he received his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Jena in Germany and became an ardent follower of German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Marx was already producing political and social philosophic works when he met Friedrich Engels in Paris in 1844. The two became lifelong colleagues and soon collaborated on "The Communist Manifesto," which they published in London in 1848. Expelled from Belgium and Germany, Marx moved to London in 1849 where he continued organizing workers and produced (among other works) the foundational political document Das Kapital. A hugely influential and important political philosopher and social theorist, Marx died stateless in 1883 and was buried in Highgate Cemetery in London.

Reviews for Wage Labor And Capital

[moonlibrary · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Some of the middle sections of this kinda turned my brain to jelly, but honestly for the most part it's pretty easy to follow. And the last bit provided so much clarity that the rest made sense. Like I would almost recommend reading the last section first because despite the fact that it obviously builds on the analysis that came before, if you're a dummy like me it kinda helps slog through the rest of that analysis if you know what he's getting at.

[mamorico · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of the most important basic texts for those interested in Marxist thought. This book describes the relationship between capital and labor. Changes the way that you look at your paycheck forever.