What is it about?
In this article I look at the concept of the ancient mode of production as originally formulated by Karl Marx and at its significance for historiography. I also suggest the possible incorporation of certain aspects not originally present in this discussion. This has a logical bearing on the study of the forms of exploitation organised there.
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Why is it important?
The subject is of central importance in that it explores the emergence of the state in Greek and Roman Mediterranean societies of the Archaic and Classical periods.
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I hope I have been able to incorporate a good part of the recent archaeological and historical advance to think about ancient societies from the Marxist theoretical perspective.
Carlos García Mac Gaw
Universidad Nacional de la Plata
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This page is a summary of: The Ancient Mode of Production, the City-State and Politics, Historical Materialism, November 2019, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/1569206x-00001392.
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