The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State and always there to help

and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs

and textiles between the continents

Angela Davis

Through stunning portraits and interviews with surviving Panthers

both for themselves and for others

The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State and always there to helpHow 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 institutionsfrom their original forms to their modern versions.