The Evolution of Property from Savagery to Civilization

by Paul Lafargue

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Genres: History, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1890

About the author

French revolutionary Marxist socialist and Karl Marx's son-in-law.Lafargue was born in Cuba to French and Creole parents. Karl Marx even once reffered to him by the n-word.

Lafargue his main work was called the right to be lazy. In which he calls upon not only the right to work, but also the right to be lazy. At the beginning of that book he claimed that the African slaves lived under better circumstances than the European worker.

At 69 he died together with his wife Laura in a suicide pact.

Reviews

[Rob James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good summary with anthropological and historical examples for each stage

[Animesh Mitra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great.

[Kong · Rating 5 out of 5]

a true 'bible' for anthropologist

[Komal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great exploration of private property through the times, with examples. Lafargue shows how private property (and indeed capitalism) is not natural and is antithetical to community.

[Michael Condran]

Written by Karl Marx’s son-in-law! Almost made me wanta be a communist.