Mahdi Amel’s Colonial Mode of Production and Politics in the Last Instance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13085557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadia Bou Ali (0009-0008-1471-7076, American University of Beirut, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-269 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2326-4462 • E-ISSN: 2326-4470 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/710800 |
| OpenAlex | W3109907107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 4 |
The article discusses Lebanese Marxist philosopher Mahdi Amel’s formulation of the concept of “colonial mode of production” as a differential mode from capitalism that is linked to it through “structural causality.” Amel theorized the colonial mode of production as a singular mode that was seen to be specific to some social formations like Lebanon, Algeria, and Egypt. The article draws out the Althusserian influences in Amel’s theoretical work and explains the contours of his main argument to show how the colonial mode of production was employed as a critique of national liberation movements in the 1970s. In his theoretical works, Amel also provides a substantive critique of structuralism by arguing for a notion of political practice as the determinant of social struggle in the last instance
Argument (complex analysis · Capitalism · Colonialism · Economics · Marxist philosophy · Mode (computer interface · Mode of production · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Production (economics · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Political Economy and Marxism
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |