Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:31:57 -0500
From: james m blaut <70671.2032-AT-CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Re: M-I: Peruvian Maoism


Louis P:

A brief quibble. You say 

"...how the term semi-feudal is being used. It is not a reference to the
production of use-values, which characterizes "tributory" societies like
...Moghul India or 13th century Europe."

This seems to invoke the theory that there was no exploitation in feudal or
tributary socieites -- merely the production of "use values." There indeed
was production of surplus product, labor, and cash -- these were class
societies! -- and I don't mind an expanded definition of "value" to
incorporate the exploitation of people in precapitalist times.

En lucha

Jim B
  


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