The Social Structure of the Ottoman Society: An Attempt at a Theoretical Analysis

Eliza Karczyńska

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Pages:: 294–313

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004507289_016

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Within the non-Marxian historical materialism it is possible to distinguish a special form of pre-capitalistic society – state feudalism. According to Leszek Nowak, this socio-economic formation was typical for Russia between 15th and 17th centuries. Meanwhile, similar social structures developed in the Ottoman Empire in its classical period (i.e. 1300–1600), in Latin America under the reign of the Spanish Empire and in State of the Teutonic Order in Eastern Prussia. In the state feudalism, the ruling class combines the disposition of the means of coercion and the means of production. The state which is simultaneously the owner uses political methods in the economic sphere. It also tries to degrade the status of the class of owners. All of the four societies considered conducted an aggressive foreign policy. State feudalism had a chance to develop where the ruling class, after a successful use of aggression, was strong enough to take the control over the economy. In addition, these states were located on the outskirts of European civilization, which enabled them to expand.

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New Developments in the Theory of the Historical Process

Polish Contributions to Non-Marxian Historical Materialism

Series: Poznań Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities, Volume: 119

Cover New Developments in the Theory of the Historical Process

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004507289

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 19 Mar 2022

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- History
  - Modern History
- Philosophy
  - 19th & 20th Century Philosophy
  - Social & Political Philosophy

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Part 1 Leszek Nowak on Non-Marxian Historical Materialism

Part 2 On Totalitarization of Capitalism, Democratization of Real Socialism and Development of Non-European Societies

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