Sentences with phrase «feudal system of»

This is a throwback to the feudal system of ownership.
But an almost feudal system of land management now exists, in which bankers and landlords can take from renters and people with mortgages ever larger slices of their salaries by the manufacture of scarcity.
The El Salvadorans had become accustomed to paying with their blood and life in the feudal system of exploitation.

Not exact matches

Even as the absence of a feudal order and established church have shaped American institutions and political habits, the dialectic of a feudal order and established churches and of secularist rejection of religion has structured European attitudes toward the United States, particularly toward the American experiment in religious freedom and toward the seemingly unabating religious vitality that this system has produced.
The feudal system was declining and it was a time of much fighting in western Europe.
Upon this model of hierarchy we have built our political systems — from the Greek city - state and the Roman Empire to feudal castes, the Holy Roman Empire, and modern nations.
«33 Since the church stood as the ideological sanction of the feudal system, it was necessary to de-mythologize that system before it could be directly destroyed.
He also points out, however, that the market system removes some kinds of inequality, such as those in feudal and authoritarian systems in which the people holding political power dictate the economic distribution as well.
In the Middle Ages a feudal system was developed which balanced rights and duties in a hierarchical family of men under God with the Church at the centre.
Henry had earlier defended a relative version of Papal Authority, earning himself the honorific Defensor Fidei, within a somewhat feudal system, in which suzereinity came with responsibilities to ones vassals.
The author's central claim is that a crucial impulse for St Francis» conversion, and the inspiration for his way of life, was a re-interpretation or inversion of the code of chivalry that was both a product and the regulating force of the feudal system within which he was born.
The horrors of two global conflicts led to the breakdown of the formerly dominant class system in the UK, which had evolved from the earlier feudal system, carrying with it expectations of behaviour and achievement so rigid for each class that most people were unable to break free of them.
Further riffing on the Reddit - as - government analogy, The Verge's T.C. Sottek suggests instead that it is «a failed state,» adding that «Reddit wants to be a techno - libertarian's wet dream, but in practice its a weak feudal system that's actually run by a small group of angry warlords who use «free speech» as a weapon.
Assemblyman Peter Lopez of Schoharie, excluded from the briefing like the Assembly's other minority Republicans, said the same feudal system has remained in place in the Legislature despite recent leadership changes and promises of openness.
But as a result of the constraints of the shut - the - door isolationism of the feudal social system that was in place for more than 2000 years, the country's expertise and status in this arena has been slipping.
Although we think of it as a national institution, it is virtually a feudal system among those 500 owners.
There are not enough jobs, and many of those that do exist, being junior level jobs in the feudal system, are not satisfying to young researchers who have tasted the freedom of creativity.
«Nowadays,» she continued, «people have much more freedom in their personal lives and professional choices than they did when they were sold to an apprenticeship in the old days, and yet, at the same time, they're buying into this almost feudal system in which once you dedicate a certain number of years, you are bound by the amount of time you've spent.
To put the unfolding scenario in proper historical perspective, the British had first invaded the Emerald Isle back in the 12th Century, establishing at that time a feudal system which ensured that avaricious noblemen could enrich themselves at the expense of the local populace.
This brief recap brings us up to date with Nioh as it appears in its current form — A lovingly crafted homage to the precision combat and mechanics of the Soulsborne games, whilst also introducing an RNG loot system inspired by Diablo and Borderlands and transplanting the action from the more European fantasy aesthetic of Miyazaki's aforementioned series to a feudal Japan setting that is more than a little reminiscent of the Onimusha games.
With its feudal arenas, martial structures and panoramic cast of comrades, Fire Emblem, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems» foundational strategy series, is a more natural fit for musou's inflexible template.
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Next, they selected subtopics to explore, ranging from the feudal system to the Crusades to the role of the Church in daily life.
which covers the Battle of Hastings, Motte and Bailey Castles, Domesday Book, Harrying of the North and the Feudal System.
Through reinforcing the idea of a hirearchy students begin to understand what the feudal system was and how it helped William control England.
explanations include the lack of a feudal heritage, widespread citizen involvement in machine - style political parties (forestalling socialism), a federal system of government, a fast - growing economy, an expanding frontier, an enviable education system, risk - taking immigrants, and a belief in hard work, entrepreneurialism and opportunity.
In Proulx's Barkskins, Charles Duquet arrives as an indentured servant to the seigneur, the overseer of a feudal land distribution system.
The feudal world is sometimes described as being dependent upon a complex system of responsibility and privilege among the different classes.
The Mexican Revolution got its start during the rule of Porfirio Diaz, a dictator who perpetuated a feudal system in the country with just a few wealthy oligarchs owning and operating much of Mexico's assets and the rest toiling away for crumbs.
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[3] A Tale of Two Cities (1981) was inspired by the artist's fascination with war toys, bullets, model buildings, antique soldiers, and a fantasy about the twenty - fifth century — a time when he imagines the world will have returned to a system of feudal states.
You must take comfort in the security of your bigoted, paternalistic - feudal system that keeps us heathen mountain folk in our proper place.
'' My ref from Cathedral records concerning the demand for higher wages by those digging the aqueduct after the black death surely marked the beginning of the end of the feudal system and led directly to the Peaants revolt of 1381 ″ tonyb
It is reasonable to argue that the American Revolution was a revolution of the English and Scottish middle class people who were finally able to challenge the feudal and monarchical system.
For a chamber that is populated by people who are appointed on the basis of merit, replacing the feudal system, it was a very disappointing experience.
«Why do law firms find it so hard to understand that a feudal warlord system forcing everyone to work harder is not the height of mankind's achievement in civilization?
It's a kind of feudal system where giant corporations reap all of the rewards generated by the content created by its users.
When the United States was founded, one of its distinguishing characteristics from the rest of the world was the lack of a feudal or caste system.
When society emerged from the Middle Ages and shook off some of the elements of the feudal system, the lower class was elevated — they had acquired rights to the land they farmed.
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