{"product_id":"capital-by-karl-marx-9780140445688","title":"Capital","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential political and philosophical texts ever written\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, \u003cem\u003eCapital\u003c\/em\u003e is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of its society to support his analysis and generate fresh insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArguing that capitalism would create an ever-increasing division in wealth and welfare, he predicted its abolition and replacement by a system with common ownership of the means of production. \u003cem\u003eCapital\u003c\/em\u003e rapidly acquired readership among the leaders of social democratic parties, particularly in Russia and Germany, and ultimately throughout the world, to become a work described by Marx's friend and collaborator Friedrich Engels as 'the Bible of the Working Class'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46349524336876,"sku":"9780140445688","price":41.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27344653482237.jpg?v=1744159947","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/capital-by-karl-marx-9780140445688","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}