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100 1 _aGhent, William J.
_q(William James),
_d1866-1942
245 1 0 _aOur Benevolent Feudalism
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-09-15
505 0 _aUtopias and other forecasts -- Combination and coalescence -- Our magnates -- Our famers and wage-earners -- Our makers of law -- Our moulders of opinion -- General social changes -- Transition and fulfilment.
508 _aE-text prepared by Craig Kirkwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"Our Benevolent Feudalism" by William J. Ghent is a social and economic critique written in the early 20th century. The book explores the modern societal structure, likening it to a new form of feudalism where industrial magnates hold power over the working class. The author discusses the implications of this system on various social classes, such as farmers and wage-earners, emphasizing the struggles inherent in their subordination and dependence on the wealthy elite. At the start of the text, Ghent introduces the concept of societal transformation, referencing historical perspectives on social ideals and predictions for the future. He critiques various forecasts of societal evolution, highlighting a shift towards great industrial combinations that concentrate power and wealth among a few—essentially a new feudal order in which common laborers face increasing dependency on the magnates. The opening portion sets the stage for a thorough examination of how this neofeudalism affects various segments of society, including the limitations imposed on farmers and wage earners by industrial consolidation and economic regulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorking class -- United States
653 _aUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
653 _aTrusts, Industrial
653 _aUnited States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53052
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