Source Analysis

A source used to strengthen Johnson's essay on self-organizing systems in relation to Manchester is Friedrich Engels' The Condition. The source focuses on the conditions of England in older times. The book was written based off of an England in the 1800s that was booming in  an industrial time. He goes into emphasis on how the social classes worked in England and immigration and basically mos topics that affect the economy in England. He mentions the city of Manchester at one point because of its amazing social structure since it is a city built with no government. Engel tries to be informational in his book and tries to give examples of daily life in England like how men live in London. He evokes a more formal tone when talking about England; he is just being informational on the life in England for people unaware about it. He speaks in first person, though, throughout the book giving his opinion in some cases on certain issues. In Johnson's essay, he gives his input on how Manchester is organized by describing the relationship individuals have with each other in the city. He states that the different social classes may go a lifetime without having to see each other because of how intricate the social patterns in Manchester are. He mentions Manchester in his section of "Great Towns" and hence it was a good piece of evidence Johnson used for his argument.


 Engels, Frederick. "The Condition of the Working Class in England." Conditions of the Working-Class in England Index. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2016.
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/condition-working-class/

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