| Marx's Das Kapital: A Biography Contributor(s): Wheen, Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802143946 ISBN-13: 9780802143945 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: In vivid detail, Wheens captivating, accessible book shows that, far from being a dry economic treatise, "Das Kapital" is like a vast Gothic novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 335.412 |
| Series: Books That Changed the World |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.5" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In vivid detail, Francis Wheen tells the story of Das Kapital and Karl Marx's twenty-year struggle to complete his unfinished masterpiece. Born in a two-room flat in London's Soho amid political squabbles and personal tragedy, the first volume of Das Kapital was published in 1867, to muted praise. But after Marx's death, the book went on to influence thinkers, writers, and revolutionaries, from George Bernard Shaw to V. I. Lenin, changing the direction of twentieth-century history. Wheen's captivating, accessible book shows that, far from being a dry economic treatise, Das Kapital is like a vast Gothic novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism. Furthermore, Wheen argues, as long as capitalism endures, Das Kapital demands to be read and understood. |