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Informationen zum Autor The preeminent socialist thinker of the 19th century, Karl Marx (1818-83) proclaimed that "History is economics in action." His revolutionary theories laid the cornerstones for many of the 20th century's Communist regimes. Klappentext This predecessor to the "Communist Manifesto" offers a historical analysis of the human condition. It forms the foundation of the author's denunciation of capitalism, combining elements of psychology, sociology, and anthropology in a philosophy of economics. Accessible and influential, this concise treatise is essential to an understanding of Marxist theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionTranslator's Note on TerminologyEconomic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, by Karl MarxPrefaceWages of LabourProfit of Capital1. Capital2. The Profit of Capital3. The Rule of Capital over Labour and the Motives of the Capitalist4. The Accumulation of Capitals and the Competition Amongst the CapitalistsRent of Land[Estranged Labour][Antithesis of Capital and Labour. Landed Property and Capital][Private Property and Labour. Views of the Merchantile System and Physiocracy, Adam Smith, Ricard and His School][Private Property and Communism. Various Stages of Development of Communist Views. Crude, Equalitarian Communism and Communism as Socialism Coinciding with Humaneness][The Meaning of Human Requirements Where There Is Private Property and Under Socialism. The Difference Between Extravagant Wealth and Industrial Wealth. Division of Labour in Bourgeois Society][The Power of Money in Bourgeois Society][Critique of the Hegelian Dialectic and Philosophy as a Whole]AppendixOutlines of a Critique of Political Economy by Frederick Engels