by Karl Marx
First published 2007
In "Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844," Karl Marx lays bare the alienation of the modern worker. Trapped by the relentless demands of the wage system, the worker becomes a commodity, their labor stripped of meaning and their humanity diminished. Marx's vivid depiction of this dehumanizing process challenges the very foundations of the capitalist order, offering a radical vision of liberation through the reclamation of our essential selves.
Genres: philosophy, 20th-century, economics, 19th-century, academic
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: radical-vision, social-commentary
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
208 pages · Paperback · Dover Publications