Capstone Classics- Capital: The Economics Classic, An Abridged Version

A BOOK THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Karl Marx’s Capital is one of the most significant works in twentieth-century social science and political economy. A penetrating and systematic examination of industrial capitalism, it exposed the mechanics of exploitation, accumulation, and crisis driving market economies. This selected edition makes Marx’s essential arguments accessible to modern readers without sacrificing his analytical depth, historical breadth, or literary flourish. Capital continues to inspire debates about inequality, labour, and the nature of capitalism in the 21st century. The foundational critique of capitalism that transformed social science forever In Capital: The Economics Classic, Karl Marx combines vivid historical detail with economic analysis to produce a penetrating examination of mid-Victorian capitalist society. This abridged edition makes Marx’s most influential work accessible to modern readers while preserving the analytical depth that established it as the most significant work in twentieth- century political economy. Capital depicts the unfolding of industrial capitalism as a tragic drama, revealing the mechanisms of exploitation, accumulation, and crisis that drive market economies. Marx accomplished for social science what Darwin achieved for biology, providing a systematic framework for understanding economic and social relations. This classic text retains its relevance for contemporary financial and economic discourse. Readers will also find: A systematic critique of classical political economy that reveals the inner workings of capitalist production and exchange Historical analysis tracing the development of industrial capitalism including a depiction of the horrors of the 19th century factory system including the employment of children…