... and well-written book that argues the Asiatic Mode of Production (AMP) is not a useful methodologyforserious comparative analysis in human history. O'Leary goes on to conclude that AMP's deficiencies are such that the whole edifice of Marxist historical materialism becomes undermined. His arguments can...

... would be especially effective when combined with primary sources, which are increasingly available in convenient English editions. 1. See https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53551?where=China&what=Paintings&ft=qing+women&offset=0&rpp=40&pos...

.... LLOBERA. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981. xi, 363 pp. Bibliography, Index. $18.50. This is an informative reader on the history of the concept of the 'Asiatic Mode of Production" (AMP) for everyone who wants to get some basic knowledge of the development of this theory. It includes a general...

..., recent years have seen a boom in studies of Marx's concept of the Asiatic Mode of Production. O'Leary joins the fray with a brilliantly researched and well-written book that argues the Asiatic Mode of Production (AMP) is not a useful methodologyforserious comparative analysis in human history. O'Leary...

... of interest in the application to Chinese history of Marx's concept of the Asiatic Mode of Production (AMP) that accompanied the 626 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES radical political changes of the late 1970s. After a few initial (and rather feeble) attempts to apply it to China at the very origins of Marxist...

... and Kegan Paul, 1981. xi, 363 pp. Bibliography, Index. $18.50. This is an informative reader on the history of the concept of the 'Asiatic Mode of Production" (AMP) for everyone who wants to get some basic knowledge of the development of this theory. It includes a general introduction by the editors, A. M...