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Das Kapital

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[dahs kah-pi-tahl] / dɑs ˌkɑ pɪˈtɑl /

noun

a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.

Das Kapital Cultural

(3 vol., 1861, 1885, 1894) The greatest work by Karl Marx (see also Marx) on economics; the title is German for “capital.” It describes the capitalist system in highly critical terms and predicts its defeat by socialism.

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Das Kapital

In this quote from Das Kapital, Marx explained his view of the origins of capitalism.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Marx’s book Das Kapital, published in 1867, is one of history’s most often cited sources on economics and politics.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Other memorabilia include a bearded Karl Marx rubber duck with an edition of Das Kapital tucked under one wing.

From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2018

Das Kapital is an attempt to give these ideas a grounding in verifiable fact and scientific analysis.

From BBC ● May 7, 2017

It seemed to many, including Karl Marx who published the first part of Das Kapital in 1867, to promote nothing but widespread poverty, inequality and hopelessness.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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