Das Kapital Vol. 1

Primary References

Capital Vol. 1

How to Read Marx's Capital

Reading Plan

Week 1

Presenter: Comrade Elephant

Required Reading

Capital Vol.1 (pp. 5 - 15)

• Preface to the Second Edition
• The beginning of chapter 1.1
  • up to and including the paragraph that begins with "Let's now consider two commodities - for instance, wheat and iron..."

How to Read Marx's Capital (pp. 1 - 53)

• Preface
• Introduction
• Commentary on the beginning of Capital
• Preface to the First Edition (** oops, this is where we already find a divergence because Heinrich is commenting on a different version!)
• Part One: Commodities and Money (up to page 53 before section C)

Optional Material

• Film: The young Karl Marx (https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/)