Feudal America : Elements of the Middle Ages in Contemporary Society /
Vladimir Shlapentokh and Joshua Woods.
- 1 online resource (184 pages).
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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"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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United States--Economic conditions--21st century. United States--Politics and government--21st century. United States--Social conditions--21st century.