Oriental Feudalism in China (772-476 BCE)

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Inspired by comments made by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance about the Chinese peasantry in the 2020's.

In this video I discuss the Spring & Autumn Period of Ancient China from the perspective of Marxist Historiography.
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Made in History: The Ancient World >>>
https://youtu.be/Xx0NzvZvAnI

Marxism and the Asiatic Mode of Production >>>
https://www.marxists.org/archive/pearce/2002/xx/asiaticmode.html

Oriental Despotism >>>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Despotism

*** Feudal China >>>

"The Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BCE) established the feudal system known as fengjian. This system involved land ownership by nobles and a social hierarchy with the king at the top, followed by nobles, gentries, merchants, laborers, and peasants." >>>
https://www.worldhistory.org/Zhou_Dynasty/

The Spring and Autumn Period (c. 772-476 BCE)
https://www.britannica.com/event/Spring-and-Autumn-Period

Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE)
https://www.worldhistory.org/Han_Dynasty/

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Byzantine Theme System >>> https://youtu.be/29SA-mLxrUs

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