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Publication of Volume I

When
September 1867
Where
Hamburg
Part of
Publication of the first volume of Das Kapital by Karl Marx

The first volume of Das Kapital was published in Hamburg in September 1867, the only volume released during Marx's lifetime.

This work critically analysed capital and focused on the immediate process of production. It was the first of three volumes, with the others completed from manuscripts and published later by Engels. The publication date is often cited only by month or year.

Sources

  1. Das Kapital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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