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Feudal America elements of the Middle Ages in contemporary society

Title
Feudal America [electronic resource] : elements of the Middle Ages in contemporary society / Vladimir Shlapentokh and Joshua Woods.
Author
Shlapentokh, Vladimir.
Publication
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.

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Woods, Joshua.
Description
1 online resource (x, 170 p.)
Summary
"Uses a feudal model to analyze contemporary American society, comparing its essential characteristics to those of medieval European societies"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Feudal America (Online)
Alternative Title
Feudal America (Online)
Subject
  • United States > Social conditions > 21st century
  • United States > Politics and government > 21st century
  • United States > Economic conditions > 21st century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
LCCN
2010039062
OCLC
ssj0000608454
Author
Shlapentokh, Vladimir.
Title
Feudal America [electronic resource] : elements of the Middle Ages in contemporary society / Vladimir Shlapentokh and Joshua Woods.
Imprint
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Woods, Joshua.
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