Shlapentokh, Vladimir.

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.

Open Access

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

9780271075020




United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--21st century.
United States--Social conditions--21st century.


Electronic books.

HN59.2 / .S55 2011

306.0973/09051