The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, in the Light of… (1884)

by Friedrich Engels

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Pésima traducción esta edición de Colofón y Gandhi.
Cuando termine el libro complementaré el review.

jmgasca | Apr 6, 2012 |

The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, in the Light of the Researches of Lewis H. Morgan by Friedrich Engels (1972)

leese | Nov 23, 2009 |

One of the most important books one has to read to understand the role of the state in history and the modern forms. (

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The classic Marxist view of the evolution of society.

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Reed, Evelyn	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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This work has an introduction from Ichele Barratt, one of Britain's leading feminist writers, who discusses the relevance for the modern feminist novement of Engle's conclusions about the family.

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