Synthesized answer
The provided passages describe the historical context and significance of "The German Ideology" [1]. They explain that the work was a detailed criticism of post-Hegelian thought, written by Marx and Engels in Brussels in 1845-46 [1]. It was their first comprehensive statement on historical materialism and a systematic account of their theory on the relationship between economic, political, and intellectual activities of man [1].
However, the passages do not provide specific evidence that the authors used within the book itself. They focus on the background of the work's creation and publication, rather than detailing the evidence presented by Marx and Engels in their critique [1].
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From the book
Title: The German Ideology, Parts I & III. by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels Description: "In Brussels, in 1845-46, Marx and Engels labored on this detailed criticism of post-Hegelian thought. The manuscript was not published during their lifetime, being abandoned, as Marx once said, 'to the gnawing criticism of the mice.' Almost ninety years after it was written, the manuscript was recovered and published. This work was Marx' and Engels' first comprehensive statement on historical materialism. The product of a period of undisturbed cooperation, it is a systematic account of their theory of the…