{"product_id":"the-coming-of-neo-feudalism-a-warning-to-the-global-middle-class-paperback","title":"The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Kotkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing a remarkable epoch of greater dispersion of wealth and opportunity, we are inexorably returning towards a more feudal era marked by greater concentration of wealth and property, reduced upward mobility, demographic stagnation, and increased dogmatism. If the last seventy years saw a massive expansion of the middle class, not only in America but in much of the developed world, today that class is declining and a new, more hierarchical society is emerging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The new class structure resembles that of Medieval times. At the apex of the new order are two classes--a reborn clerical elite, the clerisy, which dominates the upper part of the professional ranks, universities, media and culture, and a new aristocracy led by tech oligarchs with unprecedented wealth and growing control of information. These two classes correspond to the old French First and Second Estates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Below these two classes lies what was once called the Third Estate. This includes the yeomanry, which is made up largely of small businesspeople, minor property owners, skilled workers and private-sector oriented professionals. Ascendant for much of modern history, this class is in decline while those below them, the new Serfs, grow in numbers--a vast, expanding property-less population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The trends are mounting, but we can still reverse them--if people understand what is actually occurring and have the capability to oppose them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel Kotkin is the Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange, California and Executive Director of the Houston-based Urban Reform Institute. He is Senior Fellow for Heartland Forward and Executive Editor of the widely read website NewGeography.com. He is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eCity Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuillette\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReal Clear Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. As director of the Center for Demographics and Policy at Chapman, he was the lead author of a major study on housing, and recently, with Marshall Toplansky, published a strategic analysis for Orange County, CA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kotkin is the author of eight previous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us\u003c\/i\u003e and the highly praised \u003ci\u003eThe New Class Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e. He co-edited the 2018 collection \u003ci\u003eInfinite Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e. Kotkin's books \u003ci\u003eThe City: A Global History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTribes: How Race, Religion and Identity Are Reshaping the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, were published in numerous languages including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German and Arabic. Kotkin has published reports on topics ranging from the future of class in global cities to the places with the best opportunities for minorities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kotkin has conducted major studies on demography and urbanism in East Asia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and many cities in the United States.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766356410656,"sku":"9781641772846","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/85655f62c563494a6c2a73d73fc43e35.webp?v=1780291043","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-coming-of-neo-feudalism-a-warning-to-the-global-middle-class-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}