How the emergence of class-divided society gave rise to repressive state bodies and family structures that protect the property of the ruling layers and enable them to preserve wealth and privilege. Engels discusses the consequences for working people, male and female, of these class institutions—from their original forms to their modern versions. Introduction by Evelyn Reed, notes, name index, subject index. | The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State by Frederick Engels, Paperback | Indigo Chapters