Contemporary Russia as a Feudal Society: A New Perspective on the Post-Soviet Era

ISBN-13: 9781349370498 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 269 str.

Vladimir Shlapentokh; V. Shlapentokh; Joshau Woods

Opis

The book offers a theoretical discussion of the feudal model and a preliminary application of the model to post-Soviet Russia. In addition to a review of the feudal model as an ideal type, the author explains the analytical benefits of drawing comparisons between countries and across historical contexts.

Recenzje

"Recommended." - CHOICE

Spis treści

The Failure of the Integrative-System Approach in Post-Soviet Russian Studies * The Segmented Approach and Feudal Model for the Study of Post-Soviet Russia * Weakness of the State * Oligarchs and Corrupt Bureaucrats: The Purchase of Political Power * The Oligarchic Ideology and Its Opposition to the Liberal and Totalitarian Ideologies * The Royal Domain: The Thin Line between the Nation?s Assets and the President?s Private Wealth * The Local Barons after the Soviet Collapse: Ideology and Practice (1989-1996) * The Local Barons under Putin?s Moderate Feudalism (2000-2006) * The Precariousness of Property in Contemporary Russia and the Middle Ages * Personal Relations as a Core Feature of Feudalism * Private Security: A Typical Feudal Phenomenon

O autorze

Vladimir Shlapentokh is Professor of Sociology, and Joshua Woods is a doctoral student in Sociology, bothat Michigan State University.