Feudal America Elements of the Middle Ages in Contemporary Society /

"Uses a feudal model to analyze contemporary American society, comparing its essential characteristics to those of medieval European societies"--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shlapentokh, Vladimir
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Other Authors: Woods, Joshua
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • The feudal model in social analysis : from medieval Europe to contemporary America
  • Feudal, liberal, and authoritarian models as tools for analyzing the middle ages and contemporary American society
  • Big money and corporations as promoters of feudal tendencies
  • The feudal model and the organizational level of analysis
  • Private coercion : a feudal aspect of contemporary American society
  • Personal relations in American politics and business : a feudal phenomenon.