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A 7 page
paper which evaluates Friedrich Engels work “The Condition of the Working Class in
England” as it relates to history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAenglhs.rtf
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not all of the work is incredibly valid or perhaps well developed. History is a difficult subject that insists on objective view points in many cases, if it is to
really present historical information in a manner that teaches rather than persuades. However, as we can readily imagine, truly objective historical examinations are not often found because authors will have
a particular interest in one aspect of history and thus perhaps leave out many things that would prove interesting and educational. In light of these facts, and many more that
have not been mentioned, an examination of historical texts is highly subjective. With that in mind the following paper evaluates Friedrich Engels "The Condition of the Working Class in England"
in relationship to its existence as a valid and important historical text. The paper also compares it briefly to other historical works: Robert Gildeas "Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914" and
John Merrimans "A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present." Thesis and Agenda The dedication and the preface to Engels work clearly spells out his thesis
as well as his agenda. His work, as we can readily note, is not objective as he struggles to make change. However, we also will note that his work is
valid and offers perspectives that are perhaps ignored in historical texts. As such his work, though possessing a very powerful agenda, is useful. In better understanding this we look first
at his apparent thesis as presented in the preface. He states, "The condition of the working-class is the real basis and point of departure of all social movements of the
present because it is the highest and most unconcealed pinnacle of the social misery existing in our day....A knowledge of proletarian conditions is absolutely necessary to be able to provide
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