Karl Marx
Das Kapital

A better than usual examination of Das Kapital--Steele has no apparent ax to grind, a welcome relief from the common, frothing pro-Marx or anti-Marx commentaries. He also includes commentary from and about Engels, Marx's longtime collaborator and posthumous editor. Marx was among the first to correct......more

Liked - seizing the means of production Disliked - the gulags......more

It's an obviously biased commentary on Marxist ideas. I still enjoyed it because it's a good learning tool to compare ideas with criticism as you learn them. I'm sure Marx was right about many things but so are other economists, too. The ultimate test for any theory is precisely finding cases where......more

The commentary was fine. I thought it was a bit opinionated - I would've preferred more presentation of facts with numbers and or references in a commentary, a bit less defensiveness, but it is short and sweet. Plus, I was looking to experience the unadulterated zealotry of Karl Marx. This commentar......more

This text is a great primer on Marx and his economic theories and concepts. In a fairly unbiased way, Steele presents a number of Marx's basic concepts. Skillfully, the author points out where Marx and other economists agree, and where they diverge. I particularly liked how often Steele cites Marx's......more