The origin of the family, private property, and the state by Friedrich Engels
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"The origin of the family, private property, and the state" by Friedrich Engels is an anthropological treatise published in 1884. Drawing on Karl Marx's notes and Lewis H. Morgan's research on ancient societies, Engels examines how human social organization evolved through distinct historical stages. The work explores the transition from matrilineal clans and primitive communism to patriarchal structures, arguing that the rise of private property fundamentally altered family dynamics and gender relations.
Engels presents this shift as a pivotal transformation in human history, connecting economic developments with changes in power and social structure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Untermann, Gerhard Ernest, 1864-1956 |
| Title | The origin of the family, private property, and the state |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origin_of_the_Family,_Private_Property_and_the_State |
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Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
| Subject | Prehistoric peoples |
| Subject | State, The |
| Subject | Families -- History |
| Subject | Property -- History |
| Subject | Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881. Ancient society |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 33111 |
| Release Date | Jul 8, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1336 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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