The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science, History
| Author: | Friedrich Engels | ISBN: | 9780141958347 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | April 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Friedrich Engels |
| ISBN: | 9780141958347 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | April 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
