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About the Book: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
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.
About the Author: Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was born in 1820. In 1842 Engels went to
ISBN-13
9780141191119
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publishing Date
2010-06-29
Product Edition
Reissue
Total Pages
320
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
About the Book: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
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.
About the Author: Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was born in 1820. In 1842 Engels went to