Re: [Marxism] Query from a friend

["Jesse Jack" <jjack99645@xxxxxxxxx>]

Never heard of it, but it makes sense. After reading and re-reading Chapter
1, Volume 1 until I could actually make heads or tails of what Marx was
trying to say, I gave myself a little celebration and it was a considerable
amount of time before I remembered to read chapter 2.

On 6/17/06, Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Louis,
> >
> >Several years ago I was told of a better way to read Marx's Capital than
> >starting with the first chapter of volume one, which tends to bog you
> down
> >in deep analysis of the comodity.  As I recall, you should begin
> somewhere
> >in volume two, with Marx's historical discussion of the development of
> >capitalism and proceed from there.  I don't recall ever seeing an acutal
> >printed outline of this approach, but I was led to understand this was
> not
> >something new but had been in circulation for some time.  I have spent
> >considerable time in volume 1, chapter 1, but have long wanted to try
> this
> >other method.  I wonder if anyone on your list has knows anthing about
> this.
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