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A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy

A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy

This work presents Karl Marx’s initial installment of a projected treatise on political economy, later incorporated into the broader scope of Capital. It provides a detailed analysis of money and the history of value theories, while also featuring the foundational formulation of the author’s materialistic interpretation of history.

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Public Domain
Originally published
1859
Latest release
Oct 15, 2026
Pages
332
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents

  1. Translator’s Preface
  2. Author’s Preface
  3. CHAPTER I. COMMODITIES.
  4. Chapter II. Money or Simple Circulation
  5. Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy
  6. Authors Quoted in Zur Kritik
  7. Notes