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1 online resource (x, 170 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-161) and index. |
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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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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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Print version record. |
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In English. |
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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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United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 21e siècle.
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États-Unis -- Conditions économiques -- 21e siècle.
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États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 21e siècle.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Economic history
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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2000-2099
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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 |
0271056746 (electronic bk.) |
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9780271056746 (electronic bk.) |
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0271055359 (electronic bk.) |
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9780271055350 (electronic bk.) |
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0271037822 |
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9780271037820 |
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027105588X |
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9780271055886 |
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0271037814 |
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9780271037813 |
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0271053658 |
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9780271053653 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9780271056746 doi |
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GBVCP 1008656615 |
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AU@ 000075798673 |
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