Typologies of pre-modern societies beyond feudalism: exploring alternative possibilities and the problem of their applicability in cases of peripheral European societies
Nerijus Babinskas
The most traditional approach of medievalists to articulate classification pre-modern European societies is consider whether particular society feudal or not. However I argue that this quite complicated because ambiguity and polysemy the term. There are at least several Marxist non-Marxist alternatives instead. Transcending horizon debates about feudalism proposes more creative possibilities enlarges analytical capacities. Although discussion notorious Asiatic mode production seems obsolete nevertheless there other promising up-to-date concepts like tributary production, patrimonialism versus dichotomy so-called type/model early Central state (the system Ius Ducale). application concept African in case typology some peripheral despite its astonishing etymology also plausible. Another perspective way elaboration comparative researches peripheries combining (like for example). would emphasize cases order develop adequate typological evaluation internal (evolving socioeconomic structures) as well estimation external impact inevitable.
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