内容简介
Writtenduringthewinterof1857-8,theGrundrissewasconsideredbyMarxtobethefirstscientificelaborationofcommunisttheory.Acollectionofsevennotebooksoncapitalandmoney,itbothdevelopstheargumentsoutlinedintheCommunistManifesto(1848)andexploresthethemesandthesesthatweretodominatehisgreatlaterworkCapital.Here,forthefirsttime,MarxsetouthisownversionofHegel'sdialecticsanddevelopedhismatureviewsonlabour,surplusvalueandprofit,offeringmanyfreshinsightsintoalienation,automationandthedangersofcapitalistsociety.YetwhilethetheoriesinGrundrissemakeitavitalprecursortoCapital,italsoprovidesinvaluabledescriptionsofMarx'swider-rangingphilosophy,makingitauniqueinsightintohisbeliefsandhopesforthefoundationofacommuniststate.