Mechanisms of Force
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Mechanisms of Force
According to Ruyle,[1] the Mechanisms of Force are the violent means used by the Ruling Class to physically coerce an exploited population, when necessary.
The System
The Mechanisms of Force are one part of a constellation of components that constitute The System (a.k.a. The Regime of Accumulation.
The System consists of Mode of Accumulation, Mode of Production, Mode of Reproduction
Syncretic Terms
The System is also known as Mode of Exploitation, Old World, The Machine, The Matrix, The Wheel
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ruyle, Eugene E. “Mode of Production and Mode of Exploitation: The Mechanical and the Dialectical.” Dialectical Anthropology 1, no. 1 (1975): 7–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00244565.