Das Kapital

[ German dahs kah-pi-tahl ]

noun

1. a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.

Das Kapital

1. (3 vol., 1861, 1885, 1894) The greatest work by Karl Marx (see also Marx ) on economics ; the title is German for “capital.” It describes the capitalist system in highly critical terms and predicts its defeat by socialism .

Example Sentences

Even though he is highly involved in state-level politics and is a highly respected organizer for several massive unions, he does not read “Das Kapital” for relief.

From Los Angeles Times

In that era of anti-Communist hysteria, when anyone in America who read Karl Marx’s Das Kapital or wore a red tie was thought to be a Communist, the president of the U.S.

From Literature

As a youth, President Xi Jinping of China read Karl Marx’s massive tome “Das Kapital” three times and filled 18 notebooks with his “reflections” on the text.

From Washington Post

One hagiography described a young Xi reading Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” three times, filling 18 notebooks with his thoughts.

From Washington Post

It covers Xi's early career as a village official in the provinces of Shaanxi and Hebei, irrigating farms by day and devouring Karl Marx's Das Kapital in his spare time.

From Reuters