Feudal Aspects of National Socialism
Robert Koehl
Attempts to establish a “morphology of civilizations” seem continue in spite dire warnings from scholars. Indeed, while rejecting Toynbee and Sorokin with one hand, many scholar has beckoned the other adventurous young men leave barren tracts specialization re-enter broad panoramic fields Weltgeschichte . Current interest “comparative feudal institutions” illustrates case point. The notion that “feudalism” is “form society,” especially “stage development,” can be traced back Marxist historiography, there eighteenth century French thinkers. But instead becoming thoroughly discredited, recently led new thinking on subject which may turn out fruitful. In Feudalism History for example, Rushton Coulborn, combined eight separate papers feudalism various parts world by different historians, his own critical synthetic studies. Though he fails find even “fully developed” society according definition—a not unexpected result—his study contains an amazing amount suggestive analysis. His suggestions are particularly valuable construction “working models” or “ideal types” as research tools. Even when we remain safely within our “fields,” if go beyond highly specialized fact-gathering at same time avoid “presentisi subjectivism,” will need such
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