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{{Italic}} | {{Italic}}{{Infobox book|name=Capital: A Critique of Political Economy|year=1867{{dot}}1885{{dot}}1894|image=File:Zentralbibliothek Zürich Das Kapital Marx 1867.jpg|image_caption=Front cover of a German edition of ''Das Kapital''.|author=[[Karl Marx]]|title_orig=Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie|genre=[[Marxist economics]]}} | ||
'''''Das Kapital''''' (English: '''''Capital'''''){{Efn|Known fully as ''''' | '''''Das Kapital''''' (English: '''''Capital'''''){{Efn|Known fully as '''''Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie''''', English: '''''Capital: A Critique of Political Economy'''''.}} is a foundational work of [[Marxist economics]] which was authored by [[Karl Marx]]. His ''magnum opus'', the work is a critical analysis of political economy, meant to reveal the economic patterns underpinning the [[Capitalism|capitalist]] mode of production. ''Das Kapital'' is in three volumes, of which only the first was published in Marx's lifetime (1867); the others were completed from his notes and published by his comrade [[Friedrich Engels]] in 1885 and 1894. | ||
==Further reading== | |||
* ''[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Das_Kapital_(Moore,_1906) Das Kapital]'' on Wikisource | |||
==References== | |||
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===Notes=== | |||
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[[Category:Works by Karl Marx]][[Category:Communist works]][[Category:Marxist economics]] | [[Category:Works by Karl Marx]][[Category:Communist works]][[Category:Marxist economics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:25, 13 January 2026
 Front cover of a German edition of Das Kapital. | |
| Author | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie |
| Publication year | 1867 · 1885 · 1894 |
| Genre | Marxist economics |
Das Kapital (English: Capital)[a] is a foundational work of Marxist economics which was authored by Karl Marx. His magnum opus, the work is a critical analysis of political economy, meant to reveal the economic patterns underpinning the capitalist mode of production. Das Kapital is in three volumes, of which only the first was published in Marx's lifetime (1867); the others were completed from his notes and published by his comrade Friedrich Engels in 1885 and 1894.
Further reading
- Das Kapital on Wikisource
References
Notes
- ↑ Known fully as Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie, English: Capital: A Critique of Political Economy.