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Books by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Karl Marx (1818–1883) was a German philosopher, economist, and political theorist whose work on capitalism, labor, and history remains among the most influential in modern thought. His major work, Capital, was published in three volumes between 1867 and 1894. Friedrich Engels (1820–1895) was Marx's lifelong collaborator, co-author, and financial supporter; he edited and published the later volumes of Capital after Marx's death. Together they developed the framework known as historical materialism. Both spent significant portions of their lives in political exile.