It was the first popular exposition of Marxist theory as a whole and the titles of the three parts – philosophy, political economy, socialism – are enough to indicate the broad scope of this famous work.

In early July 1878, the complete work was first published as a book - with an added preface by Engels. In October 1878, Germany's Anti-Socialist Law was instituted and Anti-Dühring was banned along with Engels' other works.

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Engels' insightful commentary provides valuable insights into the development of socialist thought and its critiques of capitalist systems, making this book a seminal work in the history of political philosophy.