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Capital: An Abridged Edition provides a critical analysis of political economy. This edition is carefully retranslated and abridged for the modern readers to emphasize the most relevant details of Karl Marx's work. Summary of the Book Capital: An Abridged Edition is a combination of historical details and economic analysis of the mid-Victorian capitalist society. The book provides a strong analysis of political economy. In the book, Marx examines capitalism and speaks against its mode of production. It shows how capitalism eventually led to socialist methods, and the fallacies of the class struggle involved therein. He further writes how capital should be circulated and how value and surplus-value are realized. The latter half of the book is extremely important to understand Marx's philosophy and eventually his thoughts on communism and how society should work as a whole. Capital is a classic and is as relevant today as it was when Marx first wrote it. About David McLellan David McLellan is a Professor of Political Theory at the University of Kent. About Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx was a philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist and revolutionary. His Communist Manifesto is the basis of all communism and stands to secure his place as one of the foremost political theorists of all time.