Project Gutenberg 2016-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 254 Ghent, William J. (William James) 1866 1942 Ghent, William James Ghent, W. J. (William James) 02026876 Our Benevolent Feudalism Utopias 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. E-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) "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.) Reading ease score: 57.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Working class -- United States United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 Trusts, Industrial United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918 HN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Sociology Category: Politics Category: Economics 401610 2025-06-21T08:12:25.210492 text/html 375641 2024-10-23T01:07:20 text/html 219195 2025-06-21T08:12:32.111492 application/epub+zip 218257 2025-06-21T08:12:26.615526 application/epub+zip 215678 2025-06-21T08:12:25.850532 application/epub+zip 321106 2025-06-21T08:12:36.416459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284668 2025-06-21T08:12:31.475494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283159 2022-09-24T04:56:37.260015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342067 2025-06-21T08:12:24.588502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322121 2024-10-23T01:07:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17945 2025-06-21T08:12:36.567436 application/rdf+xml 14542 2025-06-21T08:12:25.980474 image/jpeg 2085 2025-06-21T08:12:25.919491 image/jpeg 188598 2025-06-21T08:12:25.247513 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia