A Marxist Perspective—In Perspective
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Early China
- Vol. 7, 38-43
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0362502800005605
Abstract
It Is widely assumed that archaeological material does not speak for itself but requires interpretation. Marxism provides an interpretative framework that can be useful, but not when applied dogmatically and mechanistically. Careful reading of recent archaeological work from China suggests increasing sophistication in the application of Marxism, raising the possibility of eventual convergence in archaeological thinking between Chinese and Western scholars.Keywords
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- The Chinese Bronze Age From a Marxist PerspectiveEarly China, 1981