That awkward appendage to the corpus of Marxism—the Asiatic Mode of Production (AMP)—has been repeatedly declared dead, with some Marxist theorists calling for its final burial. Most notably, Perry Anderson once argued that the notion "be given the decent burial it deserves." However, in contrast, Umberto Melotti has revived the concept in his thorough and insightful analysis.

The persistent reappearance of the AMP suggests that it contains a vital principle.
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