Capital Volume 3

About This Audiobook

*Capital, Volume 3* isn’t just economics—it’s the missing puzzle piece in Marx’s dissection of capitalism, stitched together by Engels from fragmented notes after Marx’s death. Where Volumes 1 and 2 dissect labor and circulation, this final installment exposes the system’s *internal contradictions*: profit rates that plummet, crises that erupt like clockwork, and the financial alchemy that keeps the whole machine lurching forward. Derek Le Page’s narration is a revelation—measured yet urgent, with a scholar’s precision and a raconteur’s knack for making dense theory *feel* like a detective story. This isn’t dry academia; it’s Marx at his most prophetic, predicting the 2008 crash a century early.

What sets this audiobook apart is its *raw intellectual honesty*. Engels’ editorial hand is visible in the seams, but that’s the point: you’re hearing Marx *think*, not just lecture. The chapters on fictitious capital and the tendency of the profit rate to fall crackle with eerie relevance today, while Le Page’s pacing—deliberate but never sluggish—gives you time to grapple with ideas that demand reruns. This isn’t background listening; it’s a 50-hour seminar with the two most dangerous minds of the 19th century, whispering in your ear about why the stock market is a casino and your boss is a parasite. Bring your skepticism, but bring *patience*—this is a marathon, not a sprint.