Publishing Karl Marx's le Capital (1871-1875).

• Superior document: Library of the Written Word Series ; v.131
• Author: Hemmerechts, Kenneth.
• TeilnehmendeR: Echeverría Vicente, Nohemi Jocabeth.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2024.; ©2025.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Library of the Written Word Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (184 pages)

This book presents an examination of the (context of the) publishing process of Karl Marx's Le Capital, including the overlap with the publishing process of the second German edition of Das Kapital.

Table of Contents

Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Paris Commune and Le Capital (November 1871-February 1872) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Revolutionary Context of the Paris Commune -- 3 The Preparation and Signing of a Publishing Contract for Le Capital -- 4 Conclusion -- 3 The Publishing Process of the First Series (February-October 1872) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Preparations for the Publication of Le Capital -- 3 First Proofs and Publication of the First Series of Le Capital -- 4 Conclusion -- 4 The Publishing Process of the Other Series (October 1872-November 1875) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Preparation of the New Series of Le Capital (October-December 1872) -- 3 Further Reflections on the Delay and the Publication of Series 2 and 3 (January-February 1873) -- 4 The Publication of Series 4-6 (March-December 1873) -- 5 A Year of Personal Problems and Reworking of Le Capital (1874) -- 6 The Last Instalments of Le Capital and a New Obstacle to Publication (1875) -- 7 Conclusion -- 5 The Second German and French Editions of Capital (November 1871-June 1873) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Start of the Work on the Second German Edition (November 1871-February 1872) -- 3 First Proofs of the Second German Edition (March-July 1872) -- 4 Publication of the Second German Edition (August 1872-June 1873) -- 5 Overlap between the Publishing Processes of the Second German and French Editions -- 6 Conclusion -- 6 Karl Marx's and Friedrich Engels' Views on Le Capital -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Marx's Views on the French Edition -- 3 Engels' Views on the French Edition -- 4 Conclusion: Editing and Translating the First Volume of Capital after Marx's Death -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendix: Revisiting the Hector Denis Copy of Le Capital (KF5) -- Bibliography.

Index -- Back Cover.