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Feudal America : elements of the Middle Ages in contemporary society /

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shlapentokh, Vladimir
Other Authors: Woods, Joshua
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.
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.