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Marx's das Kapital : A Biography by Francis Wheen (2007, Hardcover)
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- ISBN
- 9780871139702
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0871139707
ISBN-13
9780871139702
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60206363
Product Key Features
Book Title
Marx's Das Kapital : a Biography
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Theory, Economics / Theory
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Political Science, Business & Economics
Book Series
Books That Changed the World Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
[An] exhilarating read, and a healthy corrective to those brought up to think of Marx's work as rigid and doctrinaire., [Wheen] brilliantly evokes the atmosphere of Victorian Gothic that pervades the pages of Das Kapital.
Synopsis
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., 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., In this brilliant book, "as gripping and as readable as a first-rate thriller, " Francis Wheen, author of the most successful biography of Karl Marx, tells the story of Das Kapital and Karl Marx's twenty-year struggle to complete his unfinished masterpiece. ("The Sunday Telegraph") 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. In this "exhilarating read, " Wheen 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. ("The Times", London) Furthermore, Wheen argues, as long as capitalism endures, "Das Kapital" demands to be read and understood., In this brilliant book, "as gripping and as readable as a first-rate thriller," Francis Wheen, author of the most successful biography of Karl Marx, tells the story of Das Kapital and Karl Marx's twenty-year struggle to complete his unfinished masterpiece. ( The Sunday Telegraph ) 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. In this "exhilarating read," Wheen 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. ( The Times , London) Furthermore, Wheen argues, as long as capitalism endures, Das Kapital demands to be read and understood.
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