Friedrich Engels - read any of his books

[lohman2k]

i just started to read "socialism utopia to reality" (don´t know if right translation) i hard to understand but intressting...
any people who read this here?

[Wenty]

nope but 'principles of communism' is short, to the point and informative, get it 4 free on marx2mao.org

[Man of the Cause]

Must agree. Principles of Communism is a great little manifesto, especially for beginners.

[Revolution Hero]

Principles of communism are good to start with. These principles are alphabet of Marxism- Leninism. But to know principles is not enough, you should develop your knowledge all the time.

I have read Engels’s “Anti – During”. It is very informative and interesting to read. Advice it to everyone!

[man in the red suit]

utopian socialism and anti-duhrig.

I liked anti duhrig(however you spell it) but utopian socialism was too repetitive. He would take 25 pages to explain the same dam thing 25 different ways. He has to pick up the pace and adress more issues imo.

It seems to be the same old thing now.

surplus value, the utopians fail to find the source of their exploitation. They did not realize the materialist conception of history, they cling to their old and rotten idealism. It is just so so so rotten unlike materialism which is very dialectic and dialectical. blah blah blah

It is interesting at first but after a while it just gets entirely too monotonous. He needs to adress more critical issues which capitalists like to bring up such as incentive issues and what not.

we understand surplus value and the inevitablity of the petty bougeoisie being destroyed by large business and having to unite with the proletarian. And the dictatorship of the proletariat and this and that. And more of this and more of that. etc....etc...

[Pete]

i've had a copy of "The origins of family somethign and the state' come into my posession...it seems very wordy with the traditional 'this is all lies' intro at the start by some respected prof/