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The origin of the family, private property, and the state, in the light of the researches of Lewis H. Morgan by Frederick Engels is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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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.

Author

Frederick Engels

Publisher

Lawrence And Wishart; Lawrence and Wishart

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780717803590

Subjects

Sociology, Gender Studies, Social_sciences

Rating

4.33 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24