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The origin of the family, private property, and the state.

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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Under this patriarchal system, women were servants and, effectively, prostitutes. Only Communism would herald the dawn of communal living and a new sexual freedom and, in turn, the role of the state would become superfluous.

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Publisher
Pathfinder Press
Language
English
Pages
187

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of Der Ursprung der Familie, which is based on findings of L. H. Morgan in his Ancient society.
Includes The part played by labour in the transition from ape to man, being a translation of Der Anteil der Arbeit an der Menschwerdung des Affen.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
301.42/1
Library of Congress
HQ504 .E6 1972b

The Physical Object

Pagination
187 p.
Number of pages
187

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5303432M
Internet Archive
originoffamily00enge
LCCN
72085711
Library Thing
63486

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL303640W

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