This wide-ranging collection of articles, first published in 1981, documents the development of the intellectual and political aspects of the concept of the Asiatic Mode of Production - a concept central to the Western understanding of non-capitalist societies.
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This wide-ranging collection of articles, first published in 1981, documents the development of the intellectual and political aspects of the concept of the Asiatic Mode of Production - a concept central to the Western understanding of non-capitalist societies.
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Very Good. This is a collection of articles and excerpts on the concept of the Asiatic Mode of Production, one of the most controversial concepts in the history of Marxism; in Part I the editors review the recent literature on the genealogy of the concept; Part II traces the theoretical and political impact of Marx's ideas on the concept; Part III focuses on Wittfogel's controversial formulation of Oriental Despotism and its repercussions among anthropologists and archaeologists; Part IV brings together several articles from the renewed Marxist discussions of the concept (blue cover with white lettering has edgewear and creases, previous owner's name & date on half-title page; otherwise a good, clean, tight copy)
