Read The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics

The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics

Josep R. Llobera

4.9/5 (18260 ratings)

Description:If the concept of the Asiatic Mode of Production (AMP) has been central to the Western understanding of non-capitalist societies, it has equally been the subject of political controversy. This collection of articles and excerpts documents the development of the intellectual and political aspects of the concept. The Editors' introduction sets out the historiographic assumptions which underlie the selection.In Part I, Bailey and Llobera provide a resumé of the recent literature on the genealogy of the concept of the AMP. Part II traces the theoretical and political impact of Marx's ideas on the AMP from the time of his death to Stalin's consolidation of power. Included for the first time in English are excerpts from the 1931 Leningrad discussions which signalled the downfall of the concept among official Marxists. The thirds part concentrates on Karl Wittfogel's controversial formulation of Oriental Despotism and includes comments by Toynbee, Murdock and Eberhardt. The repercussions of Wittfogel's theory among anthropologists and archaeologists receive special attention in the contributions by J. Steward, E. Leach and B. Price. The final part brings together several articles from the renewed Marxist discussions of the AMP which began in the late 1950s. The selection is balanced between theoretical considerations and more concrete studies and includes contributions by F. Tökei, M. Godelier and L. Krader.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics. To get started finding The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul

Release: 1981

ISBN: 0710007388

Description: If the concept of the Asiatic Mode of Production (AMP) has been central to the Western understanding of non-capitalist societies, it has equally been the subject of political controversy. This collection of articles and excerpts documents the development of the intellectual and political aspects of the concept. The Editors' introduction sets out the historiographic assumptions which underlie the selection.In Part I, Bailey and Llobera provide a resumé of the recent literature on the genealogy of the concept of the AMP. Part II traces the theoretical and political impact of Marx's ideas on the AMP from the time of his death to Stalin's consolidation of power. Included for the first time in English are excerpts from the 1931 Leningrad discussions which signalled the downfall of the concept among official Marxists. The thirds part concentrates on Karl Wittfogel's controversial formulation of Oriental Despotism and includes comments by Toynbee, Murdock and Eberhardt. The repercussions of Wittfogel's theory among anthropologists and archaeologists receive special attention in the contributions by J. Steward, E. Leach and B. Price. The final part brings together several articles from the renewed Marxist discussions of the AMP which began in the late 1950s. The selection is balanced between theoretical considerations and more concrete studies and includes contributions by F. Tökei, M. Godelier and L. Krader.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics. To get started finding The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics

The Asiatic Mode of Production: Science and Politics

More Books

Foundations of Nationalism: From Catalonia to Europe: 19 (New Directions in Anthropology) by Josep R. Llobera (2004-09-28)

Foundations of Nationalism: From Catalonia to Europe: 19 (New Directions in Anthropology) by Josep R. Llobera (2004-09-28)

The Making of Totalitarian Thought

The Making of Totalitarian Thought

An Invitation to Anthropology: The Structure, Evolution and Cultural Identity of Human Societies

An Invitation to Anthropology: The Structure, Evolution and Cultural Identity of Human Societies

The God of Modernity: The Development of Nationalism in Western Europe (Berg European Studies Series) by Josep R. Llobera (1994-11-10)

The God of Modernity: The Development of Nationalism in Western Europe (Berg European Studies Series) by Josep R. Llobera (1994-11-10)

The God of Modernity: The Development of Nationalism in Western Europe (Berg European Studies Series)

The God of Modernity: The Development of Nationalism in Western Europe (Berg European Studies Series)

Foundations of National Identity: From Catalonia to Europe (New Directions in Anthropology, 19)

Foundations of National Identity: From Catalonia to Europe (New Directions in Anthropology, 19)

La antropología como ciencia

La antropología como ciencia

Polémica sobre el origen y la universalidad de la familia

Polémica sobre el origen y la universalidad de la familia

El dios de la modernidad: El desarrollo del nacionalismo en Europa Occidental

El dios de la modernidad: El desarrollo del nacionalismo en Europa Occidental