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LEADER: 01613nam a22002898a 4500
001 2010039062
003 DLC
005 20100920171523.0
008 100916s2011 pau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010039062
020 $a9780271037813 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aHN59.2$b.S55 2011
082 00 $a306.0973/09051$222
100 1 $aShlapentokh, Vladimir.
245 10 $aFeudal America :$belements of the middle ages in contemporary society /$cVladimir Shlapentokh and Joshua Woods.
260 $aUniversity Park, Pa. :$bPennsylvania State University Press,$cc2011.
263 $a1103
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
520 $a"Uses a feudal model to analyze contemporary American society, comparing its essential characteristics to those of medieval European societies"--Provided by publisher.
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y21st century.
700 1 $aWoods, Joshua.