The origin of the family, private property and the state, in the light of the researches of Lewis H. Morgan.

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Friedrich Engels: The origin of the family, private property and the state, in the light of the researches of Lewis H. Morgan. (1941, Lawrence and Wishart ltd.)

216 pages

English language

Published Jan. 24, 1941 by Lawrence and Wishart ltd..

OCLC Number:
5432193

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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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Subjects

  • Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881
  • Primitive societies
  • Family -- History
  • Property -- History
  • State, The