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Was slavery a necessary step in the development and evolution of human civilization like capitalism is? (lemmygrad.ml)

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Please don't take this question the wrong way, I am just trying to learn and get the opinions of more people on this subject. I find it interesting.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There is a book called An Outline History Of China which is available in english and might talk about this topic, I haven't read it myself but it seems to take a very Marxist approach to history. We also have a history of China page on prolewiki which is mostly based on a series of lectures Ken Hammond of PSL gave back in 2004. It's a very materialist reading of history but not super Marxist, but that's where I heard about the people that switched between settled and nomadic back and forth, though he only mentions it as an anecdote.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks comrade! Will investigate that book if I can find it. I was thinking of checking out a book by a Chinese-Australian author, I remember Jeffrey Sachs interviewed her, called Chinese statecraft. I think there is some geographic/material analysis about ancient China but it's more geared towards modern times. Could be a bit socdem as well but I found Sachs interview with the author very good.