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
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ISBN | 9780141958347 |
Number Of Pages | 240 |
File Size | 3.29 mb |
Format | EPUB |
Published | 29-04-2010 |