ENGELS'S SECOND THEORY: Technology, Warfare and the Growth of the State

Streeck examines Friedrich Engels' Second Theory with regard to technology, warfare, and the growth of the state. Engels spent his working life in the shadow of Karl Marx, a position he now occupies for posterity, and one in which he willingly placed himself. Among the German philosophizing cla...

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Published in:New Left review 2020-05 (123), p.75
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