Karl Marx is one of the most influential socialist thinkers of the 19th century. Marx published a number of books during his lifetime, including the seminal Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital. For Beginners presents a straightforward and accessible guide to Das Kapital, one of Marx's lesser understood texts despite being central to his critique and ideology. The For Beginners series covers arange of familiar concepts in a humourous comic book-style for those who want to know more about a subject without getting bogged down in dry facts.