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Capital - In Manga! Paperback – June 9, 2012

by Karl Marx (Author), Guy Yasko (Translator)

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As the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, a new generation is reflecting on the insights of Karl Marx. Marx not only stood against the global economic system but he also helped us understand it. He explained how wealth was created on the backs of workers, how "surplus value" is realized and how accumulation is achieved through unpaid labour-time, the intensification of work and the tyranny of credit.

"Capital - In Manga!" is the English translation of the Japanese bestseller. It's a story of a cheese-maker turned capitalist and how greed, exploitation and its social consequences destroys lives and remakes workers into commodities.

It is hoped that this manga may act as a bridge to Marx's original work.

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Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Red Quill Books (June 9, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781926958194
ISBN-13: 978-1926958194
ASIN: 1926958195
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.4 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 8 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #241 in Books > Business & Money > Economics > Free Enterprise
- #484 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Ideologies & Doctrines > Communism & Socialism
- #4337 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Manga

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Keri7240

Capital: In Manga! In one word, Brilliant!

October 16, 2012

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Capital: In Manga! is a fantastically written and illustrated book, meant to act as a bridge to Karl Marx's original work, Das Kapital.
I feel that it succeeds brilliantly.
A joy to read, Capital In Manga effortlessly presents the main points of the original quickly, logically and unforgettably while leaving one wanting to learn more. A very effective bridge indeed!

This quick-paced book tells the story of Robin, who wants to become rich.
His quest for wealth involves many of the classic interactions with the Capitalist system, demonstrating its fatal flaws on many levels.
It's a great summary of capitalism that can be read quickly and easily and leaves you with a vivid impression of capitalism's inner workings as well as its barbarous cruelty.

The book itself is in Japanese Manga style, appearing much like a comic book. This style works beautifully to convey the message of Kapital.
Unlike a "normal" comic book it contains depictions of violence, cruelty, despair and prostitution to build its case against capitalism, so this book is probably not suitable for children or more sensitive readers.

Having read it, I can't imagine being without a copy.
In my opinion, Capital: In Manga! is an absolute must-have for any library.

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rodion raskolnikov

A decent intro, but lacks development

February 1, 2014

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Capital-in manga is about 190 pages of manga that attempts to bring out the problems of capitalism to light, exposing the need for something else. My first critique obviously is that the book is short for paying nearly $30, where usually that price gets me about 600 pages of manga.

It is a decent introduction to marx, and perhaps a good story if you want the general idea, ie what is a commodity, what is the relationship between worker and owner, who is the petite bourgeoisie, and why a marxist thinks that the pursuit of the money is illogical when compared to the intangible value of human dignity. This story does give you the basic framework.

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the characters are more or less two dimensional, or straw men at best. If this is to be considered a parable...then it works well enough, but to stand on its own, not so much. I would have liked to have seen some development from our characters, particularly the struggles of the main protagonist in his attempt to accumulate capital, as well as the "marxist" proletariat worker who is attempting to break free his chains. The story glosses over them and in a few lines of dialogue seems to believe that its enough to gain emotional attachment to the cause, but the reality is far from it. what we get is a "knowing" of someone's trouble but not enough to actually empathize with the characters. [perhaps this story itself suffers from being efficient over being high minded]

lastly, this is a partial critique, (but i wouldn't mind if the story itself took its time to be emotionally driving) i would have liked to have seen some more commentary on "alienation" its a partial critique because marx only alludes to the concept but is more developed by future thinkers, ie, the illusion of capitalism that everyone can be rich, and/or (pending on context) the disassociation between what one is and what one thinks he is. the concept could have allowed for more depth for all the characters instead of just directly reinforcing concepts.

is the story bad? no...i just find it a bit forgettable. you learn the terms...but you could find it on wiki. if you want something that really tells the problems of the poor....just take a nice listen of the 25th anniversary of les miserables. even the anime "C:the money of soul and possibility" as greatly flawed as the show is, does more to show the problems and human cost of money than this. i am pretty disappointed for the seeming half baked approach of a good story, sacrificed to be a half textbook of marx (i would have gotten better with a "marxism: in manga" edition) but if you just want the basics...its not bad.

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nice

November 23, 2013

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very nice, I like it, It is what I expect. The quality is very good. ^_^ I like it .

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Shaima

nice for cultural anthro

September 30, 2014

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very easy to read and it outlines da points.

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Dan Tester

Communism In Comics

November 12, 2012

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This is a good adaptation of of Karl Marx's Das Kapital. Very useful for someone who wants to understand Marx's philosophy.

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March 1, 2016

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Typos and so-so illustration.

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Strummer fan

Cool book. Hope it will help my son become ...

February 5, 2015

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Cool book. Hope it will help my son become a commie.

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Terra Jones

Very good intro to the concepts

January 12, 2013

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Capital, in MANGA! is a great adaptation of the themes of Karl Marx's capital, turning a dry and often complex book regarding political economy into an approachable story about a cheese maker turned capitalist who through the pressures of always making more money becomes a monster who doesn't recognize himself. The story shows the contradictions of capital, of how working for money enslaves us to it. How the demands of more and more productivity leads to more suffering for the workers.

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