The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
Description
This influential work examines the historical development of the family, private property, and the state, challenging the assumption that these institutions are timeless or universal. Drawing on nineteenth-century anthropology and social theory, it connects the rise of monogamous marriage and patriarchal authority to changing systems of inheritance, wealth, and class power. The analysis offers a searching critique of women’s social subordination and the economic foundations of domestic life. It concludes by envisioning how a classless society might transform family relations and render the coercive functions of the state unnecessary.
Available Editions
paperback
University Press of the Pacific
Published Jan 1, 2001
220 pages
ISBN: 9780898754698
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Details
First Published
1884
Language
eng
Translation
From: deu
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