ABSTRACT

Volume One analyses the intellectual sources and evolution of Marx's critique of political economy leading up the writing of the main Capital manuscripts (1844-1860).

The volume:
* Provides a clear illustration of the contents of the texts in a way that enables readers to understand the intellectual influences on Marx
* Clarifies Marx's own view of what he was trying to achieve through his critique of political economy
* The themes of value, income distribution and the law of motion of capitalism are traced to their origins.

chapter |24 pages

Introduction

part I|108 pages

Philosophical critique, capitalism and political economy

chapter 1|20 pages

Marx discovers political economy

chapter 3|29 pages

The development of historical materialism

chapter 4|24 pages

Proudhon, propaganda and political economy

part II|106 pages

Critical analyses in the Grundrisse