| The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 Contributor(s): Engels, Friedrich (Author), Wischnewetzky, Florence K. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1605203688 ISBN-13: 9781605203683 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $19.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: From 1842 to 1844, German philosopher FRIEDRICH ENGELS (1820-1895) lived in Manchester, England, and witnessed firsthand the impact of the nation's burgeoning Industrial Revolution on the poor. In this classic treatise, Engels documents, in what is today his best-known work, the terrible working conditions, rampant disease, overcrowded housing, child labor, and other horrors of the time. Originally intended for a German audience and translated for American readers in 1885 by American socialist, suffragette, and civil rights activist FLORENCE KELLEY WISCHNEWETZKY (1859-1932), this work has never been out of print. It remains a startling record of the era, and is must-reading for anyone wishing a deeper understanding of Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto, which Engels collaborated on with his friend only a few years later. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Political Science | Political Economy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism |
| Dewey: 305.562 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5" W x 8" (0.78 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |