Das Kapital

American  

[dahs kah-pi-tahl] / dɑs ˌkɑ pɪˈtɑl /

noun

1. 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.

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Das Kapital Cultural  

1. (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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Example Sentences

Even though he is highly involved in state-level politics and is a highly respected organizer for several massive unions, he does not read “Das Kapital” for relief.

From Los Angeles Times

As a youth, President Xi Jinping of China read Karl Marx’s massive tome “Das Kapital” three times and filled 18 notebooks with his “reflections” on the text.

From Washington Post

One hagiography described a young Xi reading Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” three times, filling 18 notebooks with his thoughts.

From Washington Post

It covers Xi's early career as a village official in the provinces of Shaanxi and Hebei, irrigating farms by day and devouring Karl Marx's Das Kapital in his spare time.

From Reuters

He was also influenced by a copy of Karl Marx's book, Das Kapital, which had been sent to the prisoners by the Soviet embassy.

From BBC