The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Book by Friedrich EngelsPremium Off White Cream Pages Stitched Binding Matte Cover Local Premium Copy Language English Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Pages Amount 281 Summary In The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, Friedrich Engels provides a historical materialist account of how human social institutions evolved alongside changes in economic production. He argues that the modern nuclear family, private property, and the state are not natural or eternal,