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An accessible companion to Karl Marxs essential Capital With the recent revival of Karl Marxs theory, a general interest in reading Capital has also increased. But Capital-Marxs foundational nineteenth-century work on political economy-is by no means considered an easily understood text. Central concepts, such as abstract labor, the value-form, or the fetishism of commodities, can seem opaque to us as first-time readers, and the prospect of comprehending Marxs thought can be truly daunting. Until, that is, we pick up Michael Heinrichs How to Read Marxs Capital. Paragraph by paragraph, Heinrich provides extensive commentary and lucid explanations of questions and quandaries that arise when encountering Marxs original text. Suddenly, such seemingly gnarly chapters as The Labor Process and the Valorization Process and Money or the Circulation of Capital become refreshingly clear, as Heinrich explains just what we need to keep in mind when reading such a complex text. Deploying multiple appendices referring to other pertinent writings by Marx, Heinrich reveals what is relevant about Capital, and why we need to engage with it today. How to Read Marxs Capital provides an illuminating and indispensable guide to sorting through cultural detritus of a world whose political and economic systems are simultaneously imploding and exploding.About author(s):Michael Heinrich taught economics for many years at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and was managing editor of PROKLA: Journal for Critical Social Science. He has written in depth on Marxs critique of political economy in his book, The Science of Value. His An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marxs Capital is probably the most popular introduction to Marxs economic works in Germany.
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