Capital: A Critique of Political Economy

By Karl Marx

This dialogic book will teach you to see exploitation where others see fair exchange. You will trace the origin of profit to unpaid labor, understand why commodities appear to have mysterious powers of their own, and recognize the structural forces that shape economic life beneath the surface of market transactions.

Gig workers, stagnant wages, billionaire wealth. The questions Marx asked in industrial London have never felt more urgent. Written using British factory reports and statistical evidence, Capital dissects how value is created and captured. By engaging with his original analysis, you will understand why today's economic contradictions keep recurring and what structural forces perpetuate inequality.