Das Kapital was published in full form only in 1883, long after Ricardo's Principles which was published in 1817. Das Kapital spends its entire contents definin

Das Kapital was published in full form only in 1883, long after Ricardo's Principles which was published in 1817. Das Kapital spends its entire contents defining and analyzing capitalism and starts from Ricardian economics. Principles is actually a good prerequisite to reading Das Kapital for someone unfamiliar with classical economics.