Marx’s Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865 - … · 36mm Marx’s only full draft of Volume III of...

36mm Marx’s only full draft of Volume III of Capital was written in the Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865. The Volume III that we know was heavily edited by Engels. It has been a long-standing question in Marxian scholarship whether or not there are significant differences between Marx’s original manuscript and Engels’s edited version. Marx’s manuscript was published for the first time in German in 1992 in the Marx/Engels Gesamtausgabe, Section II, Volume 4.2, but this important manuscript has not previously been translated into English. The publication of this English translation of Marx’s original manuscript is thus an important event in Marxian scholarship. English-speaking Marxist scholars can finally compare Engels’s Volume III with Marx’s original manuscript and evaluate for themselves the significance of the differences. Ben Fowkes taught for ten years at the University of Sheffield and then at the University of North London until his retirement. He is the author of several books on various aspects of communist history, and has translated a number of works of political economy and history, including Volume One of Marx’s Capital. Fred Moseley is Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College and is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on Marx’s theory, especially the logical method employed by Marx in Capital and the theory of the distribution of surplus- value in Volume III of Capital. brill.com/hm HM 100 Marx’s Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865 Ben Fowkes (transl.) and Fred Moseley (ed.) Historical Materialism 100 Marx’s Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865 Translated by Ben Fowkes Edited by Fred Moseley issn: 1570-1522 isbn: 978-90-04-22350-9

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Marx’s only full draft of Volume III of Capital was written in the Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865. The Volume III that we know was heavily edited by Engels. It has been a long-standing question in Marxian scholarship whether or not there are signifi cant differences between Marx’s original manuscript and Engels’s edited version. Marx’s manuscript was published for the fi rst time in German in 1992 in the Marx/Engels Gesamtausgabe, Section II, Volume 4.2, but this important manuscript has not previously been translated into English. The publication of this English translation of Marx’s original manuscript is thus an important event in Marxian scholarship. English-speaking Marxist scholars can fi nally compare Engels’s Volume III with Marx’s original manuscript and evaluate for themselves the signifi cance of the differences.

Ben Fowkes taught for ten years at the University of Sheffi eld and then at the University of North London until his retirement. He is the author of several books on various aspects of communist history, and has translated a number of works of political economy and history, including Volume One of Marx’s Capital.

Fred Moseley is Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College and is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on Marx’s theory, especially the logical method employed by Marx in Capital and the theory of the distribution of surplus-value in Volume III of Capital.

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HM 100

Marx’s Econom

ic Manuscript of 18

64–1865

Ben Fow

kes (transl.) and Fred Moseley (ed.)

Historical Materialism 100

Marx’sEconomic Manuscriptof 1864–1865

Translated by Ben FowkesEdited by Fred Moseleyissn: 1570-1522

isbn: 978-90-04-22350-9