![]() ![]() England was by far the most advanced industrial economy in the world, having been the scene of the Industrial Revolution. The strike’s centre was in Manchester and the surrounding areas of Lancashire and Cheshire, the areas of textile production. He arrived in England only weeks after the Chartist general strike of 1842 which, despite its eventual failure, had demonstrated the potential power of the workers. He had already developed left-wing ideas when he was despatched to England at the end of 1842 to work in the family firm of Ermen and Engels, manufacturers of sewing thread in Manchester. Below is a short (rough) extract from my upcoming book on the contribution that Engels made to Marxian political economy.Įngels was just 24 years old when he wrote the Condition. This year is the 200th anniversary of Engels’ birth. On this day, 15 March 1845, Friedrich Engels published his masterpiece of social analysis, The Condition of the Working Class in England. ![]()
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