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like in Egypt or Ancient Rome."
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He excessively generalized about Rome, Greece, and Egypt
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the whole notion of slave mode of production.
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This is unique antiquity.
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"But when I'm looking at Asia--
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and in fact I'm looking at Pre-Columbian America--right?--
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there is no universalized slavery."
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So he uses the term Asiatic form.
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He did not know much about Pre-Columbian Americas.
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He knew a little more about India and China--
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did not know much.
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He knew as much as usually people could in the 1850s--