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It's the usage that originated with Lewis H. Morgan. Engels used it in "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State", which Wikipedia has a good su
by hythloday 9y ago
It's the usage that originated with Lewis H. Morgan. Engels used it in "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State", which Wikipedia has a good summary of:
> Barbarism – the period during which man learns to breed domestic animals and to practice agriculture, and acquires methods of increasing the supply of natural products by human activity.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origin_of_the_Family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origin_of_the_Family
- ue_ 9y agoFor anyone wondering whether this work is worth reading, I must recommend The Origin of the Family, along with the other works of Marx and Engels. Engels has a wonderfully written The Principles of Communism which was the precursor to the Manifesto. They offer great insights into society.