New Critique of Ancient History

A New Critique of Ancient HistoryAbout the BookTo truly understand Marx is to take up his concept of the "e;economic formation of society"e; and use it to study the social and historical development of ancient China. The Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States periods belong to the era of the "e;Asiatic mode of production,"e; and any account of them must begin with the origins of the Zhou peop...