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Berlin: Buchhandlung Vorwärts Paul Singer,, 1913. First edition of the author's most important work, a major contribution to Marxist economics. "The Accumulation of Capital, probably the best book produced by a Marxist and socialist thinker since Karl Marx's magnum opus, emerged from her sudden revelation. Until January 1912 Rosa Luxemburg was an orthodox follower of Marx, believing that political economy had found its 'crowning achievement' in Das Kapital and may be perfected by his followers only in details. In this vein she began writing a textbook for popular consumption, but while struggling with its last chapter on the general tendencies of capitalist development, she suddenly discovered a problem solved neither by Marx nor anybody else. It was clear to her that capitalism is a historical phenomenon, but that the answer to what its future economic limits were had not been found. This was a question she tried to answer" (Kowalik, p. x). Luxemburg's argument was that capitalism was impossible in…
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Die akkumulation des kapitals: ein Beitrag zur ökonomischen Erklärung des Imperialismus
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Leipzig: Frankes Verlag, 1921. Hardcover. [iv] 446p. + 120p., hardbound in clothbacked glossy black boards decorated with modernist marbling, cloth is drab, worn around the rims and has no spine- or cover-titling whatsoever. Text is exclusively German [Fraktur font] two works in one book, pages are somewhat toned, front hinge is cracked and free endsheet is at risk of detachment. Has a period ownership signature (one "Kurt Hoffmann") in pencil. A re-issue of Luxemburg's first book published originally by Frankes in 1913, good-only copy.
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Berlin: Buchhandlung Vorwärts Paul Singer,, 1913. First edition of the author's magnum opus, a major contribution to Marxist economics. "The Accumulation of Capital, probably the best book produced by a Marxist and socialist thinker since Karl Marx's magnum opus, emerged from her sudden revelation. Until January 1912 Rosa Luxemburg was an orthodox follower of Marx, believing that political economy had found its 'crowning achievement' in Das Kapital and may be perfected by his followers only in details. In this vein she began writing a textbook for popular consumption, but while struggling with its last chapter on the general tendencies of capitalist development, she suddenly discovered a problem solved neither by Marx nor anybody else. It was clear to her that capitalism is a historical phenomenon, but that the answer to what its future economic limits were had not been found. This was a question she tried to answer" (Kowalik, p. x). Luxemburg's argument was that capitalism was impossible in a…
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