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1 online resource (x, 170 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Book collections on Project MUSE.
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UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-161) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Do Americans live in a liberal capitalist society, or a society in which big money, private security, and personal relations determine key social outcomes? Shlapentokh and Woods argue that the answer to these questions cannot be found among the conventional models. Offering a new analytical tool, the authors present a provocative explanation of the nature of contemporary society by comparing its essential characteristics to those of medieval European societies. Their feudal model emphasizes five elements: the weakness of the state to protect its citizens, conflict and collusion between and within organizations that involve corruption and other forms of illegal or semilegal actions, the dominance of personal relations in political and economic life, the prevalence of an elitist ideology, and the use of private agents and organizations to provide safety and security. Feudal America urges readers to look for explanations of contemporary social problems in medieval European history. |
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This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Politics and government. |
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Woods, Joshua.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Shlapentokh, Vladimir. Feudal America. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011 9780271037813 (DLC) 2010039062 (OCoLC)664840082 |
| ISBN |
9780271056746 (electronic book) |
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0271056746 (electronic book) |
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9780271055350 (electronic book) |
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0271055359 (electronic book) |
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0271037822 |
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027105588X |
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9780271037813 |
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0271037814 |
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9780271037820 |
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9780271055886 |
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9780271053653 |
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0271053658 |
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