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What was the main subject of Engels' 1884 work, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State?

  • Family, property, and state

  • Economic systems

  • Religion and society

  • Education and social change

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In 1884, Engels published The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, which was based on Marx's ethnographic research. The book explored the historical development of family structures, private property, and the state, and their relationship to one another.
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