The Condition of the Working-Class in England In 1844From 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. |
Contents
THE INDUSTRIAL PROLETARIAT | 19 |
COMPETITION | 75 |
IRISH IMMIGRATION | 90 |
SINGLE BRANCHES OF INDUSTRYFACTORY HANDS | 134 |
THE REMAINING BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY | 188 |
LABOUR MOVEMENTS | 212 |
THE MINING PROLETARIAT | 241 |
THE AGRICULTURAL PROLETARIAT | 261 |
ATTITUDE OF the BourgeoiSIE TOWARDS THE PROLETARIAT | 276 |
TRANSLATORS NOTE | 299 |
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The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 (Dodo Press) Friedrich Engels No preview available - 2007 |
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