The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, in the Light of the Researches of Lewis H. Morgan
- ISBN-10
- 0717803384
- ISBN-13
- 9780717803385
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972
- Publisher
- International Publishers
- Author
- Friedrich Engels
Description
How the emergence of class-divided society gave rise to repressive state bodies and family structures that protect the property of the ruling layers and enable them to pass along wealth and privilege. Engels discusses the consequences for working people of these class institutions -- from their original forms to those of modern times.
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- 1972
- 285 pages
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