The origin of the family, private property, and the state / Friedrich Engels ; foreword by Jennifer Doyle ; introduction by Eleanor Burke Leacock ; translated by Alick West (revised by Dona Torr) ; transcribed and modernized by Brian Basgen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895, author.

Contributor:

West, Alick, translator.

Standardized Title:

Ursprung der Familie. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Primitive societies.

Families--History.

Families.

History.

Property--History.

Property.

State, The.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xlvii, 194 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

Paperback Edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Verso Books, 2021.

Summary:

"Friedrich Engels explores the interrelated development of the family and the state from the ancient world to the Victorian era. Drawing on the anthropological theories of his time, Engels argues that class-based societies overthrew their matriarchal predecessors, replacing a communal, polygamous culture with one that was monogamous and property-bound"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. Stages of Prehistoric Culture

II. The Family

1. The Consanguine Family, the First Stage of the Family

2. The Punaluan Famdy

3. The Pairing Family

4. The Monogamous Family

III. The Iroquois Gens

IV. The Greek Gens

V. The Rise of the Athenian State

VI. The Gens and the State in Rome

VII. The Gens among Celts and Germans

VIII. The Formation of the State among the Germans

IX. Barbarism and Civilization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895, The origin of the family, private property, and the state

ISBN:

9781839761515

1839761512

OCLC:

1228226466