Belated Feudalism Labor, the Law, and Liberal Development in the United States |
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| Author:
| Orren, Karen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-42254-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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Traditional theories of American political development depict the American state as a thoroughly liberal state from its very inception. This book, first published in 1992, challenges that account by arguing that a remnant of ancient feudalism was embedded in the American governmental system, in the form of the law of master and servant, and persisted until well into the twentieth century.
Traditional theories of American political development depict the American state as a thoroughly liberal state from its very inception. This book, first published in 1992, challenges that account by arguing that a remnant of ancient feudalism was embedded in the American governmental system, in the form of the law of master and servant, and persisted until well into the twentieth century.