The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels Publisher: People's Publishing House

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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (Collection Edition)/Collection of Classical Works by Marxist-Leninist Writers is an important result of Engels' analysis and research on Morgan's theories on ancient society using the theoretical weapons of historical materialism. In this book, Engels analyzed the evolution of mankind from the barbaric era to the civilized era, especially the origin of the (individual) family, private property and the state, and revealed that economic conditions, especially the production and reproduction of material life, are the decisive factors in this process of change, and further proved the scientific nature of historical materialism and its applicability to ancient society. Through research, Engels tried to show in theory that the basic principles of historical materialism are not only applicable to modern capitalist society, but also have the same explanatory power for ancient society. In addition, Engels also emphasized the inevitability of the communist society replacing the social form with classes and class antagonisms.