Feudal America : Elements of the Middle Ages in Contemporary Society /

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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, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shlapentokh, Vladimir
Otros Autores: Woods, Joshua
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Economic history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siecle.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques > 21e siecle.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 21e siecle.
United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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