"Marx was the first to reveal the secret of the fact that in capitalist production the worker exists to enrich the employer, whereas in slavery the slave exists to enrich the master." - Lenin

A new translation into American English of Marx's influential 1857 "Forms that precede capitalist production", a favorite of Lenin.

This edition contains additional reference material including a new introduction to the works of Marx, an index of his philosophic influences and a glossary of philosophic terminology Marx uses.