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

with an introduction and notes by E.B. Leacock.

285 pages

Langue : English

Publié 24 janvier 1972 par International Publishers.

ISBN :
978-0-7178-0359-0
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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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Sujets

  • Primitive societies
  • Family -- History
  • Property -- History
  • State, The