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'1.11,
l{ESTEmi CIVILU/.TION
1. 2. 3.
systcm as a soci:',I forrno,tj-on cf the mctiieva.l- systcm sornc s1:ccuJ.ati(-,nson sr:cirf forrnertion,
4,
W Jolra.n Galtun6; ancl peacc rcsearch, Uni'rrcrsity of 0s1o1 Chair in conflict dtetud"es du clcveloppcment, Gcncva; univcrsitairc Institut Sains i,lalaysia; Scliool of Cornparative Socia1 Scicnccs, Univcrsiti Goals Processes ancl Inclica-bors of Dcvclopment Projcctr UNU
loAw*s*--tAo--ggLlg",e-t-:ysjg'_.?.8--e.-sgc_p1--{_9ry:t.iop.
, lihat were thc-l,1id.d.le Agcs ali The ass'mption if about? Can lve talk is that it about a is meaningful
in what follows is
tlie pcrspectivc
sufficicntly
typical
thc variationsl
of, v;rst regipns ln space and. tinre rather ': of a minor space-tirne region.
su:plus
To start at.a basib point in the systcm: sorlc words about hov; ',:': . lvas prod.rrccd",rend ty whom; and how it was spent, md Lry whom. syctem was an agricrr-ltural systernl irei.th,qr cral'ts nor
The medicval
most of whom nevcr departed. moqe .tjran one or two miles wltcre thetr, isut" bornnl the qjutgl - a largely had. the soil tied. to thc tillcd. scil, Tlr" bapic sclf-sufficient, bv frcod.men. bound. to thc larid. o{ the mastcr. turit of agricultural oftcn big,
llcst Roman'cmnire - constituted. some of thc ravr naterial out of which '..'' thJs new social entity was formcdl similar formations arnongthe
:, : l
transalpine barbaria,ns constitutec anotncr and. cquallJ, imporbant input.J .. Similarlyr thc aristocracy was a, blend of the Roman a.ucltirc Gc.rmanic+ - aria thosc without or r';ith vcry ideally littlc J-and.wcrc blougiri und.cr thc against
one way, iabor prod.ucing good.s nrrd. .,.: servicep. lhc ,qther'; rrJ&s the ;'gencral 'fonnula f or thc rcpgg1,aljy_Slee, as lator (trgm thc ninth centuryy in'Francc - in the rval.-c of thc brcakdown of the Carolingian cmirirc;5 ro" thc feudal systcm.' ,no
lnd'#d'p"otl"tion
cxcha4ge w?s J,g..R\ Trad,q -wosrnostLy ullneccssar5,-r so w.rs monby - thc' exchapge kin{f a. balter,-sf,ri.ghts and, d.utics tc.r good.s'Ancl' . '':|l'1as.,in / : : r ' , i_ , .,... lervices"o.
L- '
is
is thc rnan.orial- system at p. hi4hcr lcvel, rVith thc Mirlcl]e Ascs: it was stecplJ, hicrarchical:
r-r,nd lastcd
top wcrc those'*lho had lend and protucticrn to offcrr 1-. thc ul:bimeutc -:. l"andownars and a,;rc u]tirnats,owncrs of the mcans o{ violcncc - at ti'r<; bottorn wcrc thosc uho ha-ud. nothing but ttit;ir o1'goods a.nd.scrwiccs, to offor. labor, for thc prod.uctiop
ownr:rship llarL bcen c1e1r:gated.. Feud.alism was an oxchangc systcm tlrat vras baBcd. on tltc simple ,significantly, exchangc rr:lation menticpcd., ht cxtend.ed it, spacc. be!'lve-ep strtrcturc
in social. spacc, in timc anci i_n gcographical frorn bcing thc systcm it simplc rcLation
in a marroriai
becamc a rnulti-tier
- with thc lattcr bcing ncither frco, nor sl-avc. could not marrn' without cc'nscnt, thc larid. was not theirs
B
*n i*\ r r r i ^^r(/uur-u r 'l ,l rror/ h^+ ., lappaaaff (tbcy only had '"access" to it Jr +]^r Lr.rjy rrrovco
not be-bor-6ht ancl so1d. anay frcm tire place cititcr; i;hcy vrerc not o commod.ities j-n that sense.' letwecn tirem and thc top any number of ticrs, thc r,lhole :ggflcl13l?Lsystcrn, could bc i-ntcrspo""od.1O The basic rcli-bion'bctwcen ad-jaccnt tj.crs was the sarne, but thc relativq strerrgth of the rclations is thc histcrry Midcllc Agcs 'rn" of hoiv thc 1.,yramid.shot upward.s frorn a low bottom lcvcl, r{erc crystallizecl intiict arlcl ccnentccl, how it prove_cl rLiffcrcd.. Tl:*: history o,
parbly by its
Those whc werc given titlcs issue titles had. thc right to thu lcvcf to offcr
protection
cnd.ed.r, l.rith
and scrviccsrr bccarne too cuphcmistic, tcrms conccal thc abject povcrty,
or rathcr
thc soil
for
Jri o l r n n
r ''l o ^ v v ..-rp e e o fi o a fu I1 y
To ohm 1and i rnpl i cs ). .r' ,* 1i t, c,!J , vrec,--.d a -ni o v r:,. th r r *r''i l' brrra.] S srrrn' n] o:rr.trr -t h, . , !vvC ulerr' 'Lural uIpl L-l \., ' ,." l .f /,
serfs
rigirt.
of rcproduction
;urcl belovl.
rcad. tfe:*ortj-olrrr. rTou acccpt nlV protcction, form thl rigirts fcuclal systcnt lJas 3 ncatly
bala^rrceclhicrairchical
and dutics
of basic nced.s?fvrc would say toclay) a-rrl not morc appropriation tovrarcls | / .^thc top (rrlu-.mry consurnptionrt;lc would say t.rJa;') than vrhat is: .-; . cororncnsurate. witii th.; :bolition of miscry for tiru scrfs. Bilt i:r practice thc systcm could. casily ir:gencra.tc into cnl--,':it tirc top, a systorn oi d.utics Tlie ftrssialy'tserist quotccl as arl
c,nly at thc bottc:n, a.rrcl riglrts sys'bem(rot:'Iong-lasting, cxample oi' the latturl
' t1
at l,:a-st till
"
fcud.alism in id.calizcd. form. .f+.:!+p.q: from bcins a sys.tcm of cxchangc for it bccarnc a systcr,r for futurr: scrariccs; frcn bctwccn concrctc pcrsons it past serviccs
d.cscerrd.ants. i'iot only was the off-spring vassal a vassal ald so otr; not on\r'.tas but thc relations bctween thcir aur infini'bc botwccn thc fathcrsi
r.ras rrirrorcci
in 'r;hc mathematics c,f n.r,t-ural numburs, throu6h thrr property to thc of thc basic
w;i.s colstructc{l
succcssor - in
.[g*sp-gcg: rolativcly
t1
rulcs
became
altcl rolcs
F"rorn thc simplc mir,norial bcginnin6 to thc rnost claborate cvcr E\!:cpo in onc perriioclor thc othcr,:ivfth'th"
4i'
cxccptions
thal
to its
aJI(t tn
lta_ty"
dofinr-.cl
r. Er:rc ,n(,vr/vt
pcruca.blc l-:ordcrs a:rrl wi-th ar 1cgal systcm (rc,,rar. in form, m-tlicva] in conten+,) sc:"vini; 'bo dcfinc social sl'ac,) th-rou;;h long hlghly pcriois of tinrc anC in vast regrons of spacc. Thc'sc rniho travellcd., iur,l
they wcre not nurncrous, could. fc:cl at ]rome: they wou1.cL'not go mubh ':; .^ \'' 18 ^ vJrong if ttrcy a.:plied the social rules valicl'whcrc tiLcy ca,rc frorno
Thus, it
takc tlnt
abr,ut a J1rgl-!cJ{'4-_gtrjcq if
ft
we
c,f naturc e'nclthe scrfs - ty bcyond- limits, in bhc firct (inclrrd-ing hrxnm naturc) possibly cstablish .Jggl. cstablishinl;
moaning making usc of' "cxploitatiunrr run l-irnit:; rgr.irrst brcakrlorarnsct ty naturc in th' sccon,:'L nrn W man-mglc nonns
itscit';19
(:-n gencral thcy tcnclccl to l'he 5;.sf,s,rtr3s, as mentioned., as rvill bc delved. into latcr,
highcp thrcshokls,
was not r'rhat today would. bc calicd fcuclal sJ'stern could bc cstablishcC i;;l thcir
l-ordsr ffif, so on. Ebcploitatir;n frorn onc pJace to -t_b-q:g anothcr Was trai:smitt,;d tluough inj-tatj-on cven up tc', isc,m.rphism, but not thrc;ugh intcracticn transporta-bion pyfamiclr ild betwccn systcms. l{ay bc cne could say tlrat fcudal the
exploited.
(serwiccs) irrc'babIy consumccl(;1ood.s)or c<,nsurunatcd. lirnitod arce frur:r r.lherc it (fatcral) ct iginatcd.
horizontaf
trarrsport
of srirplus as latcr,
1:etlvecn co-opcreting
bour3ecis cIites.20i I'lhat tilis ,;car,s is vcry sir.,,rlc: thc pressure was -$,crJ put ,:n thc ner.turc .end.thc Io-"*],. scrfr';. It all clepcnd.eclon hor,r rrrucii'bhcy werr.: al:Ie to producc, otr ]rovl much coul-cL1rc sgucczcd. out of
i
cithur rcsource. Thcrs was ncithcr
-.
crternal naturc, nor oxtcrrral /, knip"lrt mi:"ht but thcn that
urron if'this
c:'cstablisii,
elscwherc t-,""*n" a systcnr with anC ,consumptic;n of varicus .har,se togethor for at a, irighcr levcf
kincls,
as vrhen a king,
instancc
BLrt it
r^ias hartLl;.the
th::.t
trick:lcd. ,lor.rnwards.zl .
fn otncr r,Jords: not only tr:adc, but also plunelar for tho tf irurposc -r 'l
'f rr1 1 r. -
irrini;ing
;3ood.sin Scncral)
hr r *
:vene at vcry
nr.rr"l r] . :vnlin../' ..h; +''h^1 ,.-^.1 ! uu- r u. c .{ u j .i (u ]i ;L } i- ,r6 ,r4 v*s ru rc !r,.prvql l c' bs foi l craftsnanrshi ' ;t, ^'"'l
Luxury
and cxctica
a oLass
an existohco
tr, tlic
th,
fcul:l
lri:r:rrchics:t
S i mi f - ) Il l l l I2 f lf t,, U" Wl Wl l r -U i L .,t
tircir
l tU J.ne
,l i d. l V aS u l g ,Yc;D
lJJ trl
sociel
outcas'bs'6uci-, a"'Airbs
locai
ancl thc
inwarcl*foghinU - and bccirusc 'iuhcy wdrc scciaf cutcasts tircy could clo (an,1 yct clcmanclccl,likir thr: brcthc] j.n a wirat nas crtra-parad.igmatic \ jrui'ita:t cultrtlc ) :utcl hence, possi b1;', cicst incC 'bc bcccnc thc basis for a nevl d.ominiurt c,-rnsmo1o5;y lurkin3: thcir in rhe ccrri.J.ors of ldstory. But road. tc,r.Iards thcir incrcasi:'rgly clovrit.>cl status in thc rhre.d-ern 'r7 fcrmal-j.zcd 11- fin^'r n,rn.ir,r'l r-'vl f vu r llttrLl--Lr/ thc Frclncj-rr,.vcl-ution - was lonc. UIIV vs thrc,u;,ll vrrr UL,{LJ: I.t'(JIL;ll, a:rtt tortuous ind.ccd, pcrsecutcrf i:y aristocraclr " ',
n^r r i r - t r :r r . q1r \:+- .,m
,l i rfo n d ntrl i 1l) ullvlllDgJvUDUlr + .1' ,' r m!:ar 'ltutJ1r lr r r .c .- !' ( tlr r r :.nh.' r '.!\-rU rliu y'nr ....,*
the
o-
I.lorttrern ltaly,
*. r , r r i, . , r f * .o r. part of thc
q F .et
becarnc a
center
rnoclcrnr crpansj-<-rrrist .1-'r:riodr.-' as thr: rncrl"icvir^l qrSlclir naturod of' fcudal -i sm thc l ti 3hcr cchcl ons ty frorn of
cc,urrtrX'sitLe i 1 o v cl s
c v r:r l d S h c r
j :r i rrc rc a s i n i ;
spl cndoro
forcstt
d.c'rlcarrci.lm0cn'tc-tl.ill-Jlol
b:"iga1d.s, piratCl:. safcty
scmc Thc rnaJloi'ii 'rJorc lil<c srnal-l ::oai;s offering 'wincis a.nclwlr'/',si tht: castlcs that r,'tcrc tc' of frorn thclfp;.nZ] cvcn morc. safcty, btti ilsr; att:c.rcting morc a-btacks. of r-'rliutizatiiln
?hcy worc the poirrts of cr1,$te.l1iziJion, fc.'r sponclil6 thc fcasts rlisplay surplus, witii for
titu cclitcrs
intcsspcrscd of galliurtry
and alrts.-
i:concrnj-stic tcrrns of wirat was d.on.r, but j:r tvrns wilicjr it 1clrt was rLonc, I'l.rtaphorica,l\y
brcrin, or in contcmporarir langua,';t:: -,rrith )R homo m.:clicvalis thr: right rather tllan thc lcft half cf thc braint'that ---2A 'Trrnrc wos cr:ir-,tiolialism r:tller tnan ratiotralismtT - a '.,^o rirrinn ri:.thcr tiran with,thc
ll( lo f J v lr r L, a rrrvf u wes v r '. \ .'l
F4
in
Wcstcrn
lristrry.
nnotircr
lichctor,i5tt
pulmc,r
-c.-,gl$lfv(j,
vclsus
.iryry.it!:t
"o,
bc m(]rc a;pro1.,riat1.,, hctl"vrrr. In society organizccl erc;rurd corrtract ;utc1status, frozcn into
b:rlanccs'witi'r rclartivcly li'ctle mcbility "i",.*6;" ruill casily wanc into thc inctnvn.:ntaI rnc,i:., soc.ia'l lv cr rfcoqrq.) hically, insignificaJlcc. that which is, M:at rl,ltt.rrs is to cxprrs:l e''lcquatclyr to I^fn'It d-cfitrcrl"
fCr sOmcthin'-lclsc.
to bc instrumciital
This c"sl bc d'onc in from gcncratirtn to gcncrlLtion in pcrllc'buitW : ccurtcsy torms, or ilt eu:lyform'of sobial cmbroid"crl', irt vliurt to us
7-
Blt it
tra5ic alid
birili,
inarria;gc
victory
cn tl.rc othcro3l
Ir. this
tlrtrc
is nothill;
was cxtraorclinary
aitd in timc bud.lrct tcrms - thc erJrrount cf tinre (pcr aayr pcr rucck, pcr y.arr por lifc) -r4cl cclcJ:ration. spent in ritual , fl,oul'r1irrf, Tllat this cxj.)rcssivc rnod.cwas roirl- to thqml rl,oru ri:al bhc instrumelttal noil-c (ce i. \, t'relds ) j.s c,i-:vi,-rus. .ilrd it thc lliddlc /iljcs clirl not ]ast brin,jn;J rfiattcrs f,:revcl c;;ttlc than vrlu.it llc woul,.L call nnanure'bo t1a cxhausted
sirrp)y cha:rnelecl so rruch sur::l-us arrrl :ctivit.r' systcrn mai:rtcnancc in our sctlsc. vcry sir-rrificantry,
f ) uf Du r u u .
t r t r nc r . i* c r *h a
this
or:{-:':'!izad,ir.r'c;ufl.du}nt
q trrrtr't;r:
''.y'vvfrr.
kcy
of
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lif'e.
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al1 tc,
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a:r i ].
c r uliad e s J l l of m . ; . sliil,s
s c mc C
th c s c to
p u ri' )orcs,
-b1,.rfcucl al is
siipallini,
an :rn.l r.rlilt
uxpoctc(l
l it t lu
inol: c - hiix t
Lr{- rrrn*
7A s t oc k ac 'L c . i o - 'r
i-rnucr.ial
i onsie .^ -,4 w c rc
tt rcy
nrt
al s< , i ;art
Of i t?
I' i r' s t ,.' ti l rr:rc .w c rc t hc tl trcrcr sttccc[j s,.)rrj tr. ' b]ruI(orrran E npi rc in t ir l l ,l c s t I ti ' re i | -z a :rti rrc thc D r1;i rce thl R .,man E npi rc in tLu E ast cf c,r
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SouLlicast;
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fiu'
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t hc
l, lus ] r t n
0e."1 i]rli;iLc
w i - ! i s a r , n 'j x i l r c s f i i o n
par.rt
th - I,l"lt rJo :.r.,': tltc '.'.r.,dl Car/rfirri;i'Jl * uhi : c;t& 1 1.rnfl 3 frcrn thc a1 :;' -' i nspi r' ,-d.' )v r,lc,"]- 'ulrr,.ir;hoilb .37 sai .l sc far, cl Jr n()l v n,ost o1'
thcrc
nc r ..i,rrl- i n
s c i i rc h
thai ;
' i ruen
a l ri r cci atci l
by i ntr,,rcLuci n' ' ri hu ., Li ros, coC .r..:, irLc tl.r'. ;icturco l']:'
triir'',u,jli'-'ut tlc
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r"v"i r'' Cjjl '1}l C r,t.1;...,: :...'-, r^c1r.tl r.tl rl l ' r1r._; ,.,.r iir^cl
+ .; prw ' v if
'''',.
t(,
ti r' ,ru
the
ircinLs
:u:r.1il.io,.jrairltic
rl i (rl \{IL
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T.Lrc, se wlL,.,
nt"i ' V IOU -I,l
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V r l . 'J 1 , . , \ , L l t
^ l- ^ ..,"^ ,- l
nrrf
hr'"'c to llt: scon as outcaJsts - just lik.: oubcasts f'oi: o'tiicr rcar.sonr:: / rar.ra I ii'.to rr!u\/ put thusc ullvD rolcs. l,iuslim6) wor;lC r:c If tlrcrc wcrc DrvDt '1.,*, L/l\JvlIJt
dn-'er.nrs t,f :;xjransi.:n rt thc to:, of c-l'rr"rrchuutd. monar'chJrr ti -u,s' ucrc aty| i c.l l * in -Uh,-'papal
o tfi cn
-bhc mcC.iclr:lI rj;rsjLJrn as sui-lcrstruct'rtt;li, tliin air. Thris, th,:rc may be thrcc
Ly' (as ul ti natcl ;' " ,;,si r: (tirc bc'.1;hc]r1t.-11;jf.g.g.),hy 1:ii.:,cina; tlicrn l.relr-,r.ias rr:cll- otrtcastc rl a c i n .; th c n : o u tl :ri si .i ' l ,- t,f norrnel alicr:1 tlrr, buCr.ii.lrs arril- r'tl;}urs), et secul:rr cultuz'r:, .?lJ': i-;r' ll.rc:.n; not tlion abov+;
saint s in
n)ucl, i-,rLii:i-rcdllrb
imitatcd.).
, r'llly
Pa ;e l
co:r;tru.cti on" l
>; ..
1s
L'-i.itir:rcc;s
r ill. . . SI S- t um w[ ] S n i - ';
[.IouL]. Iuvc
tlis
c(lr5tn-tction -
' c;i llr'm,:.i alii.stocri,-r'bic hiLcli,'jro'Jlii ancl liil i,;cl ;. 0r.' rror;pc,tl cl rn.;i :,' , ti t; carui i I. of
' b:l i l ; ct,l rrr I,-" ,' ,, r,/' r' " r1,i s ( r c Ll. 1a rrl )u w c j t i ,;o s t c e rn i :r[L ti b .i el s:, i r;;vo t..' - tJi t]r (lTitt) l.;c 1.'Di)l: 'l;1,.cl.:ur.towncre Jirt'-r' f,iic v:Lr;l:illo dr:tc;-;i;tirn c- ltr-rljcr c lc , Lnr v l ,tr.l s tl i r-,' n i ^ /ro n t: mc t' i . l tr.r' f,-)r:-11r,1.:rst-x)C .i .i t,_;-i l r:,,r:.1i .:va1 :r..r;tcr,r,
nrillr-, l r - l :r iJ !1,)"r . r ,,.i ,iLLVIL la r - r r i .,,.r ,. ,.1' .r 1:.. j i? l .,rui l L.J()s;-i .1. :.Jti l j ucccs:scI" $)-j turi l s as
tu
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;.,,,st : caI .
Tl :i u.r ,
- . r lr o le b -1 .:r s l :L o r:fd ra ti rr:r L1; r 14, 11 ,,.1 L r' la c c ;i rti i l r'illi hi l:.,.':rrc,t}'r i cvcn
1c,,itr i r n r l' i m .ir .,
b c scen as I.JpC ' s ci ' d,-,J-ggabi :r; l oci :i l i i ,,;hcr,;chcl _r,rn: Uitimzr-tc
n r,t
r:s.urio!;e
in
i .i S
C OnV i C ti OnS
Al
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succcilitj.(,rtt,-, ir.r;rec antl'lrj.slropsr39,,o,,l - lcss c1.,1r1y.- tc, thr-; ccrrmtlur-r' monarcr^s r.lllc clair.-,uCto rulc or,.Icr ui,ich thcy lr;rd littlc i;ratia dci,
Jusi as papal iurd. irnpc::ial consbralctionrjl r.Ju.",out in social f)artl y ?ry
(;ft'n
mv."ninJ'lruijirlinl:
cffccbivc
con'brolj ir:''tlu;lricc
.: : ' . pr ic c ' cc u l ,1 h .; c o rn p a tj .l l l s .a
j' : \ ' v v v v r r t
u i -b h .r, ccrn' c:l ' ," :ti vc .66j -:r1 cosri ( l oi ;,' r s.bcbi 1i .ty,
partl y
cxoursionri uay intc; gjco;;raphic;r1 spaco could i.lsr,bi: non-expsJrsionist ccsnc.l-oryo ThLrl;, therc for instancc
i
f,;ur or fivc,
i.s nr :rccrl to sce thc crusa4os, A (\ inclucLin-' iir: tltcc,;fcts crusadcrfr" tl,cy wcrc usc.l
as atypical
f c ' r c olc n j -z a ti :rn , f,;T b ri rr;ri rr;, bi i cl < i rr est,:rJl l i shi ni ; a ri cl l cr fcscl rrcc '.:t, 'lh.: lu, f cr r.ir.:tlic..ral :;'st -m" ii.'.t , not rrrrli-]tc tl:c IliniL d,1.:r-rsty trxpcd-itir:tts r at h. c r int,-' t. ;lf'ri ctrr4l tirc-,r ilic'i. i'rct s,.,irr/c s'Jclt frur.r-,riscs6 Thcy c o ;tIj,' sr:ci al ri tr.ra-l - that sh, ulcr
b c s c c :r a s a v c ry
.nr:nc,T r TtoL as aJi cc..rrrcni,j ir,s'uru.mintality. n i .1 l L t b e c c ,n e :r,-" c tL;' that, 1-i r' .ttl i cy
1t < . 1r c lt irc y
w crc not
:.JCrc, cf 'it!.:.c';thcl /
coursc,
I'i;illian
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3.
The Post-flodern Period: Some S oecuL ati ons 0n Social Formation" Decline A nd Fal l It is the basic tenet of this uhole exercise that uith it makes sense
to talk
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:l rc l i y
di l ;cerni bl u
t,;i i ::y?
LJ:; do
n cl -
k not r r , but
sooner Lct
lat cr
r,-ri Ll - bc ur' rhc.r :r;cnda" uh,r ui . 1l thc bc bhc carri c;i s pr-r,rs -rnts rrf i l eo? mucl r r:i r:nJ-y
u s n o rr.r tu rn p e ri ..l d ?
arsp(j ct!
i ' l a rc u s e ? --
th o u g h t
prrrspccti ve
th ,:n th c
l i rrl sj ,.rtus
-rrc n,rc
cliinh
i' 1 t' r,
i 1 ' th :rt
l' , ,i r n .ti
fc ,-rm a t
by Ll: - J ; nin g
cllggud
n c .rb i l i ty llit
pL.r:;r;i bl y' rl ,:r: -i -i t,,s, :rnur cr.t,' l ti ,nq ne r,r ef i te pi :si t j -ons.
3 s s U tT rr:st,h:rt thtt cl omi rr:rnl c.ri j mr.rl -crJy i rr tfrc pr.sL,n t i rduc rl -..i nnc
nl ,l ,rs r,;i th uni versi ty c rr-' ri c :d b y m i cl rj f r' -* ;.;q;,ci in in c c n L r-1 q :n c rrI, s l c l -L rs g p :r ri r cf ti -' , i r in
anr , i s ; . r c ia l s c c . r niii. iy in
u ,rki ni J th;n
tc ,rl i a ry cr
t h. , ir o fti J l ci in
c t r j: iLr s t , h. : uglr t
a n c u r s o c i rl c o o p c re ti o n
chc systemo
hc d as i. ts s y s t i: m
i l cman
( o f' te n
buL th;:y had to:..6,1.1g;1n1,1;o harbori ng had:i s si ni l or i ts c j ncupti ons thc th::i r
b :rb rri an
o fd e r.
carri crs
. *, : S f LLL but
N o rt,h ) a n d th r
i n spi rcci
t r ic init y , In
ancJ thu
betu.rur.rn them"
ar . lr lit io n , if
by l or.rki ng r.l ' l r!n fLl l gl l i ,f hi stl ry l frri ugn thc R onan
pc r y lc p! _t ;;:;;tf
l f,.rt ni rrr,r
:s,Jesthu Lrl -,
ihun
' ,u t
.rf ? ncrm.rl - bcc;,.rsc (try l uf i nrl -i :rn) :rs1Tr,:rLuf gatnp. C rl rrspun,Jrngi y thL,s; ci n:;ci ous l fl
c o s m r-l o g y u a s th c
--
27
v c ry
n e ui :1' tcr
thc
cr, l 1.rps.: :f
ii:
r:1' 1-h,ri r
Ronr ar t luc a l i s D , J
L e s s b ,:n l lhan
ri l [i ]ru on .:ul f -suf l -i ci ent cmpi rc. mcdi eval gi v,:l Th:l those
sustrrnanci r
ul- r c c ,J k o g . r;rth :r
I I ULI
^ F lLiUrn !
JI
E ].} i 2' .,r fU I hI U o U nUn thc I I Ll : I l :rr.q J 'J rr c,f te rmItrc n :' i s s,rnccrr c a fri ,:rs
uho startuci
one di tl to
u J c re n r.l t c n l y tn c rc
r,,ri tl ri n the
t ilit ia u a s rj -p e ;
u ru rL j ,-rfsrr concrtcte
Lhc s . r r r e p h a s e . S r, ups ur r J r j i n D n L ) v e ry l ;f rc a s i -:n cbLe prcdi cti on th c rrrrl - y mi ddj .c is that of tl -rere ui l l studi r)s l :c an
sLuclies
l gesr,rnrl Thi s ui l l
nt ir J i: 1c aL l e s !J c re n c t am : r ng t lr o s e tfte in It l, ; ed,
h y p ,:th c s i z e d u i th
c.rrri er:-i s
people
1 1 tt1 e
b o re m e m b c re d th a t a n d f e s te rn to frri n f u r:p e
f , , r a u re .y : c x t r ap;l a tt' ,
tc
o L Jn cxperi cncc
1 t ma y ;r.l -s,r bc afqu-1d i l -rat t,hu B 6E ene6 r;f i -i te l ' cud r L s e ,r' vi ces i mp o rtant hrs sui :vi vt?i vri ry thc ol u,D lI up l i l l ui -th tha trri .i :,y thc
" :q ::i n s t o n c v c ry
( anc l bc y n n l ) ! J ! m an as th o
farni l y,
s c rfl
rrsccuri ty.l he
b rc a l -u i n n c r). s c rfs
th e
c x p o s j d s hcr v c rti c a l of
an c x p a n s i c n s t
as s u c h b e th e th c fl u d a l
c a rrj .c r o rc l e r.
ac c ept s
i
Eu t the
from dent
ci ther i ntrr
uel l
th e .rry , th c
Sta tU s -S u t
OUUUU)-OUU
-thtt: r i: thr-. marr.;i naJ., ' rmr)ng tl -i i .rm r' " + (-1,-+ h c!i ;.' ncl r ,r it , - I n,1rrr)r-h,rl rl ,.r^ ( ( JU U r J.- l J rJlrf iu-h;, llU U l l L .' PU U L r - r ,u l L ,U l ) 9 ti ,' ci L r' tu)t onl y th.:i t thu geme ul as l r)st, Lf-ret i t hacl
t he
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all"
ber : n tri e c l , a rc
th a t
th e re
exccpt
by breakrng prcscnt
thc
par;-di qr i . -
lr jhat t hc y t hc y
]ri i k i l rg
f rrr i s th e y
ci i ti ,ru..;
oF thc
d, r n c t
n e e d th a t
l i rcki ng
fc,r a.n al tnrnati \J,-t .Locrk for radi cai J.y ufl urU gl r t; thoi r
thcyi .rrrl fL
h e q u i ck r.;i th i n . :l th c
, r f doc ay i n It is but , in of
re v i s i o n i s m
th c .s ,.r g ro u i l s c c u rs c ,
u!
p J rti c u l a rl y
i,,^ + Ju o u r -r ;-r \ u !L !7
. -r 1 rs ,r Ll , u !
/ - , + ;- ..,., \ ! u u r !su e
rri c shal -1
i. his ueLl
pr c c c s s on t h c
hcue, rL l a y .
s u ffi c c
it
cnl y
to
sry
thrrt
it
scems.' 1rur,:dy
li:
i r:
F i n a 1 J .y , Cr : c linc t hc or a n d fa L .l - o f
tr: c n n tp l c ta
rhe pi ctur' c:
c i' s n. :l o g y f rt,cr th u
o i ' -i -i i ,
, u eu 'r
i .hr: rnsLrar i s i ts
c ru m b l c
bi ;c' rr-.rsl it
s u fF i c i c n t
b-ck
i r:r
al sl u,-,ul -rJ
hunl rr and fl i i r ,-J?rui sc-1-y;i 116,. s' )ri ^rr,i c,t]l -yc in thc cl, r r s s,,11' .i
absorb
crLi vi ccs
systcm,
will
capi tl rl l st.s:tnj
and rot"
t ; uu- lJ Lc th r: s o c j -.1 1 ,;u tc a s ts r : 1' bhink in l ;, t lnc qu: r I nighc bey lnd. et ' i -L rl k i n g
a n i J a c ti n g. u i th
u x c h l n ,l s fe r
re .l a ti l ;n s th u
ti re uurl rl ;
f,:i l i ng
r J rc h
Lh.: j -nl ur-ptl :rnLi t,-.:ry systcm,rnLJ caf l :i urs .f Lhu P ost-p,' l sl --noderrr un j -vur-rl - i- t y
,
0bvilusly, ub i -c h u o u l d
-n r nnr n 'd
.rrl rrn :l -i
i n
lr lr r qtc
nn
f rrn -, di
3C IC fIC C
u.,r r r pl i C atC r l
naiv c
yct
highly
c f f i c i e n t.
A nd thcy
hi s i - . 'iy
29
inC ident if l y c ov J r c d
u i -th
th e of
' -; ccuf t
rj usl -
li b re rri c s
j -n u;l -r-rtsl
modusty styl uC
And: ti i l l
rni ssi on
-\
3:t
+.
Conc l u s i o n
In ccnclusicn,
sornc bricf
oi-rj;ctions tc -bhis tyyc of i:.l alysit; -- ona ti.i.t thc othcr that
i rl rcl;rtiwr , lr r
eLr vL ./
it
opens for
vrishfirl tiriirkit-r'"
Thc r:ucorrrlc'lljcction
r . r r : ' i lw
di s : nr ' : nn, . , . I v r i t h .
C l c a ri y ri 1; r c s ; nt pr c s c nt tirc is all d a rk
l )L l rc l i l a l :l th c
i d u cl ogi cal fu tu rc al l
tho
c i ' b l :.c r .i o r: th c
s c l -c c ted
;sctratololy), th e futrr.rc
w LLi l ;c.
th:"t
rbc.ut thc
pr,-sunt
c x t r r loif , . lt i c ,n ,
rrn n rr l -ri ^ nh nr r ml
rrf v e ri (,u s
,r . ' ^r ^' .1
k i n .L s)
.. -J
rri r::.-b an.l rurd-crcmr,i u' .si zcs ," (.-s !ri ;1t
I tr AS:t iil :t.l SC :]U f L; r r r r .1.. rr .'\r L..y g
vcry broad rang., cf nccds satisficd). But thc Post-mod.crn ncriccl is nt-.t sccn :rs a nuro utoniao 6;uitc to thc contrar:r: 'thc view i:; that hcth in ti,i, ilest;:rrr cosrrrr-rIogy, is sr'n.thin{i
i n t <;
- + . \ . ^- . . ^+ . 1, 1
LIJWdJ
^1 " - v s
i)
lU .Ifl ,n i 1n l - .Ir -- . . - i r r
..1 .
Hc will
cithcr
cxiigOcrttc in cithcr if
i'I(i htvc ar3rt:C In tlr.. contrecticiit rncr:lc it will bc vcry lrilrd cn thosc it r;,i.1trt
at tirc bctton
shrnlcl bu rnr-rrchorizont.il
is a},cr,cL of us is vr}rr,"t
tltcy rni,-;Jttiurn back lurd agrcc l^libh tli,: cc,nscrvative ilusbcrn lca.dcrs of thc 1)6Os3 you a;tcl.non-ri:,,t cria,l ncvijr hl,ci ib s;r, ,jCr-'d, frr:-n m:r,j,'r m;tcrial - frc;cc,r.
Tirc first it
31
as lonias
is not onl;i,n;y unawarcncs; cf how I.un progr,:unrntcl by n1v is our nutua.l r-cinforoobchevi:ti1 , actinq, wl,at i:s rrc-rrmal
,:,nclnetural-.
.Ls lcn;
prcgraJns wc :Lrc doomeclto foll-cw thern, doviants, burned it r.rhc, hevo o1;encdthe collective off
.), hluidful
bl:uck box, gccn tire irrogram, crrc for {hsm..6lvcs clx: lte mar,.;inalizt:.I. Just
psychc-analysis carly
childhood
tlre naturc
will;,robab]y
dcep crisisr
clecrcasesc
cornc v;lren it
is too la.tc - wl'r: woulC care snocthl;r! sirouLcl take i,lacc '
be r::ralimOUS
arc opcratin6
colfcctivc
that
socio-amalysis
tire
it +v
is
rr
C O n C L U S i O n S Wo U ] d
or unarnbiguoLrso ftcploitcrs, thc systcm the sa:nc way. from thc outsicl-c -'it possibilitics.just systcm is i1'thcy in eisis
ex1;1,-'itc:l eurrlmargi.n;r1iz,cd wculd not vicw Thc clcarcst view c;f'thc syst\rm night bc
might rrartLj'coincicie
with argr onc of thc thrce systcnt. ilut whcn thc l,'u critical bu accuptc,l
in a goocl striclc. lrnd yctr thcless a twisting in spite of all thcsc ibjcctirns, this is prolnl:ly n,.1c-
patir tc bc pursuccl.
32
h c, uu
n q
uLrr
LJ
i f f I
i + I v
.1 'i !D
.- 1i n1r l
i r r 4 r r vu
cf conscicn'tiz,-,tion and. personal n,,bilization. mi,':ht cLo l-ikcwisc. notli mi,,lrt cr.rnctr thc
rui,rolirc"rn ri:thc:r
Tjrus, c(insoiousn{lss:l woufil not h.:lp in an;' rnincr liaJi thc. crisis 1atc.
'i
ri
ccuLC mcan rnore ardarcncss in thc forrnertion of thc ncxt progr.rn, int.., tirc pcssiblc
?.r r , u\f r ' ln iv\: nr r Ir'.* u *h' inlr ur r flt^,
mcre insi;ht
fflr r r r IIaDt
optiln";.
'r l c '- r ' _t!- " .:.'" ,Y fr '.i ,r I,i ,;,.* Xt *ur hrlldv 'F l r .LII! r ;.1.,:* r v ur u anr r yJ r "l r-n I'| .nr J IItv r
has a clicricc bctuccn cxjjansi(,n:ur!i contractj.cn: that the latter is writtcn cn thL r.Ial-l-, Btrt it cvcn &utarchic v.rsionr
it
is
si:,c,vcrcrbcndcd
worl-C.; anil it
lystcrnr mC ir, lnoro hr,rizcntal- vcrsionr 'bhcrc arr cptions fcr thc fuiurc,
ln shori:
still
s v v v lv Pv u
- bith
+r r Ullu
ly ii1 1t",.
iir al 1 rveys .. ,'f n':turc , cf c:;'rit.:,I rcriuul.c;-sr Jf thc cntirp;.ryorLcl prolctarlatr,and. {iltirnatcly alsc; cf thcrsc wh,: arc saiC to bc lxncfit'bing from thc slrs{grn.
33
]{OTES * L' his p l .F ,c r i s a l v L { / fi l l ;t r-1' r:hi t, tcr r' i .r" a.{' t ' ,J.' [r fr.rt]Lc' ,,r;ri rr-' ' l Jl ' i -zati onr bi; o1, cn ti tl c i l l i c rc -h i s tc ,ry ::.r,r"':l cstc:rn C i vj " 1j i .' r' ei ::r' crl ' llr c C l -ra " i r i tr c c ' n fi :-c t a ru ;. l )oi l os ]:{i s,-i ' ,.rcl l .,IJi i i vc,rsi ' 1,y' ,-i OsIr' . Clr , : r p tc r 1 rro n tl L c J r" s t 2 1 5 C A ];i ' .r: i n ' ,' csu.r' n I{ i s' u, ry, :u..4 S -.m' Renarks i n 'biio Ccning lOOfi a.1t1r;rrrr-j nt chi"irtcr XII in v:,lrrnc ,{IIf of Thc l'k-.:w Cimbi1li,,c l,tc'lcm iiir;lo4i, Cnrnbric1,1c Uni',r,;rl;ity I'i',;s, 1979, i ,f " 3 1 8 ..3 ,5 1 . In i { s 1--1' ,:ri ;ti 'v' b .' r:-i j -.' n i t i $ f l ' ,,ri (i ntr:i l er: a : b: : , c il; r r-:u l d l e t,i rr t' ' ' th c S i :rtccnbi r w .rl cl i -:< .,ri fi rr-,nc' l r,f ti rc S , ci cty C . i" r I n tc rn :ti ,.rn a 1 1r' .i l .rr D e v u l c i -r' rent, I S ri L:rnkl , 13-15 .tu;ust 1979, l c c c ' n tj P1 .n e ry S c s s i u I I i P ri ,sl ;s' us :,rtC C h,.i ccs f:,;' D c,mcsti c Tfrr: fi rst i n )i .v c 1 ..i 1 c d C < ;i .rrtri cs. sectj -/_)n tl f ti i :.- j )afcr P c ' lic ic s w:.s l,'ivcn is ,-l lecturc to thu c,-rllr-qe ',rt tir: Risc :.,f Cl": ita.lJ-snr , S c hc c ' l o f C r' ;ri -ra ra ti v c S o c i a l S ci uncJ-1 , U ni versi ti S l :-:rs l {' -' ,1.:7si a, 'l i:ugust 1979. I arn indcLrbcd. to tltc Dcan of tirc S,cirool, Dr. Ki:r:ral S ar ljit , fl ,.c i l i v i n g TItu pa1;er as a r.;hi ' l c i s n ,c th a t c;,p' ;r' tr-vi i ty. a: l. s ( ) ru 1 i n i l u l t,- th c G ,ra fs , P roccsscs an' .]-IncLi cetr-,rs o.1l D ()vi )1(rl )mcnt i -1f crrl l rsos o 1 ' tl l c U n i tt:d . N a ti c . ns U ni veri l i ty, ai :cl ,i n e' utc:(i ,r' .J P r c jc c t , . , r ri, ia c ro -h i s tr ry l rtl ' Ir,s tc r: , C i vrl i z:Ji , rr .;i vcrr 1911/1A u,' . 1978f79 tiniv;:'sitairc irt thi: Instttut Ctt-!'buir-';scir.rlcvolr,liJer.ic:lt , Gr)rrr,V&o
t fi It
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ft
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