The Fall and Rise of the Asiatic Mode of Production (Routledge Revivals)
1st Edition
Published on 26. July 2012
180 pages
978-1-136-81102-9 (ISBN)
Description
This reissue was first published in 1982. It deals specifically with the 'Asiatic mode of production' described by Karl Marx in his basic evolutionary model for human society. The term defines a special form of society marked by state ownership of the means of production and extensive intervention by the state in all forms of social life. In the soviet Union, the concept has had a chequered and controversial career: leading writers, primarily Stalin, have denied its very existence, mobilizing the heavy artillery of state ideology in their defence, whilst later scholars show signs of reversing this trend.
Drawing on a large body of Soviet writing on historiography, Stephen Dunn develops a critical analysis of the issue, and introduces important corrections to the accounts hitherto available in the West. His work should be of major interest to students of Soviet politics, economists and Marxists.
Drawing on a large body of Soviet writing on historiography, Stephen Dunn develops a critical analysis of the issue, and introduces important corrections to the accounts hitherto available in the West. His work should be of major interest to students of Soviet politics, economists and Marxists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,20 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-81102-9 (9781136811029)
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Person
Stephen Dunn
Content
Part one: Decline and Fall 1. Introduction 2. Decline and fall: 1929-34 Part two: Resurgence 3. Interregnum: 1934-64 4. Prelude to the partial revival of the Asiatic mode of production: ca 1948-64 5. The revival of the Asiatic mode of production 6. Epilogue: 1975- 7. Conclusions.
