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Feudalism in Africa?1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2009

Jack Goody
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Was feudalism a purely Western phenomenon? Is it a universal stage in man's history, emphasizing replacement of kinship by ties of personal dependence which further social development required? If it is neither a universal prerequisite nor yet exclusively Western, what are the conditions under which it is found? A host of such questions are raised by the consistent use both by historians and sociologists of the term ‘feudal’ as a description of the societies they are studying. Here I want to inquire into the implications and value of the concept as applied to African societies.

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The Journal of African History , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , March 1963 , pp. 1 - 18
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