The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Frederick Engels

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Introduction by Eleanor Burke Leacock

Ever wonder why there is women’s oppression or why we have a system of private property? Engles traces the roots of oppression to the beginning, the historic overthrow of the matriarchy, the formation of the first "states" and the beginning of the first surpluses of food and supplies in human history.

In the introduction by Eleanor Burke Leacock, she weighs Engels' major conclusions against recent researches in anthropology. She pays particular attention to Engels' interpretation of the role of the family in primitive society, barbarism and civilization, and the subjugation of women in relation to the rise of classes and the state. Also illuminating is her critical treatment of theory and method in current anthropology, against the background of the controversies over Morgan and Engels.

The book is supplied with a bibliography of pertinent recent works and a glossary of terms. Added as an appendix is Engels' unfinished essay, "The Part Played by Labor in the Transition from Ape to Man."

International Publishers, 1884, This Edition 1993, Paperback, 286pp, Index.

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