Wage Labour and Capital by Karl Marx audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Wage Labour and Capital is Karl Marx’s compact, razor-sharp introduction to how capitalist economies organize work, value, and power. In this invigorating audiobook edition, Marx’s clear, urgent prose breaks down complex ideas—commodity, labour-power, the source of surplus value, and the structural relation between wages and capital—into arguments that still ring true today. Far from abstruse theory, the pamphlet reads like a guided tour of industrial society: it explains why wages never simply reflect “fair” pay, how the market conceals exploitation, and how the interests of workers and owners are built into the system itself. Brief but uncompromising, Wage Labour and Capital offers listeners both historical perspective and an analytical toolkit for understanding contemporary debates about inequality, automation, the gig economy, and labor rights. Perfect for newcomers and for those who want a concentrated dose of Marxist critique, this audiobook transforms a nineteenth-century pamphlet into an urgent conversation about work, freedom, and the forces that shape our daily lives.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:22:33) Chapter 1

(00:27:11) Chapter 2

(00:37:38) Chapter 3

(00:49:10) Chapter 4

(00:53:09) Chapter 5

(01:00:36) Chapter 6

(01:12:10) Chapter 7

(01:19:11) Chapter 8

(01:28:32) Chapter 9

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