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Wheen clearly admires Marx, and he makes a compelling case that he's as relevant now as ever. But this is no hero ...more...]]> 34211435 638605 2772987 1400103924 9781400103928 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2772987.Marx_s_Das_Kapital_A_Biography 3.50 4 2006 4 0 false Tue Sep 30 12:20:13 -0700 2008 Tue May 19 11:18:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 21403414 389214 833400 1843544008 9781843544005 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178756884m/833400.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178756884s/833400.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/833400.Marx_s_Das_Kapital_A_Biography 3.64 39 2006 3 0 false Thu May 01 11:10:02 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 11:11:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 22550383 351682 847372 0871139707 9780871139702 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178861037m/847372.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178861037s/847372.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/847372.Marx_s_Das_Kapital_Books_That_Changed_the_World 3.50 4 The Sunday Telegraph) Born in a two room flat in London’s Soho amid political squabbles and personal tragedy, the first volume of Das Kapital was published in 1867, to muted praise. But after Marx’s death, the book went on to influence thinkers, writers, and revolutionaries, from George Bernard Shaw to V. I. Lenin, changing the direction of twentieth century history. In this “exhilarating read,” Wheen shows that, far from being a dry economic treatise, Das Kapital is like a vast Gothic novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism. (The Times, London) Furthermore, Wheen argues, as long as capitalism endures, Das Kapital demands to be read and understood.</div>]]> 2006 4 0 false Mon May 19 09:08:53 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 09:22:08 -0700 2008 14652820 878411 833400 1843544008 9781843544005 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178756884m/833400.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178756884s/833400.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/833400.Marx_s_Das_Kapital_A_Biography 3.64 39 2006 0 0 false Tue Feb 05 14:02:58 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 14:03:08 -0800 2008
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