{"product_id":"the-feudalism-debate-hardback-9788173042843","title":"The Feudalism Debate (Hardback) 9788173042843","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Feudalism Debate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarbans Mukhia (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9788173042843\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume arose as part of global interest in the problematic of feudalism in the 1980s, opening up both its theoretical premises and the empirical basis to extensive, deep, and varied explorations. Most exploration were grounded in Marxist theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1981, Harbans Mukhia's essay, 'Was There Feudalism in Indian History?' was published in \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Peasant Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, which triggered an international debate on the problem in the journal's special issue in 1985 and some subsequent issues. Among the central questions was the tension between the Marxist conception of capitalism as the first world system and several Marxist historians' construction of feudalism as a universal category. The spatial dimensions of the problem were extended to include China, Turkey, and Arabia, besides Europe and India, in the course of the debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe questioning of some of the received wisdom understandably leads to both fierce defence on its behalf as well as further questions. This extensive reopening of all firmly held views turned the debate into a most satisfying experience, for it emphasized exploration rather than agreement. Most contributions to the debate are being published in this volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contributors 8 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue: The Feudalism Debate and After Harbans Mukhia9 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModes of Production and Non-European Pre-Colonial Societies: The Nature and Significance of the Debate T.J. Byres 13 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWas There Feudalism in Indian History? Harbans Mukhia 34 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Feudal was Indian Feudalism? R.S. Sharma 82 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Uniqueness of the East Chris Wickham 112 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Universalization of a Concept: `feudalism' to 'Feudalism' in Chinese Marxist Historiography Arif Dirlik 149 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassifying Pre-Colonial India Irfan Habib 186 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics, Peasants and the Deconstruction of Feudalism in Medieval India Burton Stein 198 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeasant Production and Medieval Indian Society Harbans Mukhia 237 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Feudalism Debate: The Turkish End—\u003cbr\u003e'Is Tax-vs.-Rent' Necessarily the Product and Sign of a Modal Difference? Haul Berktay 266\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-Capitalist Modes of Production in Non-European Societies Ashok Rudra 318\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Manohar Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52640519061784,"sku":"9788173042843","price":49.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-feudalism-debate-hardback-9788173042843","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}