Do Americans live in a liberal capitalist society, where
evenhanded competition rules the day, or a society in which big
money, private security, and personal relations determine key
social outcomes? Vladimir Shlapentokh and Joshua Woods argue that
the answer to these questions cannot be found among the
conventional models used to describe the nation. 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 and its inability to protect its territory, guarantee the
security of its citizens, and enforce laws; conflicts and
collusions 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 for the provision of safety and security. Feudal
America urges readers to suspend their forward-thinking and
futurist orientations, question linear notions of social and
historical progression, and look for explanations of contemporary
social problems in medieval European history.
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