"An Experiment in "Feudalism
French Canada in the Seventeenth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4988541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sigmund Diamond (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3 |
| Publication date | 1961-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The William and Mary Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-5597 • E-ISSN: 1933-7698 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1922805 |
| OpenAlex | W2313258107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
T HE history of sixteenthand seventeenth-century colonization provides an almost unique opportunity for the study of certain prob. lems in social organization. The very requirement, as in the case of the British and French in North America, to establish settlements where none before hath stood, or, as in the case of the Spanish in Central and South America, to devise a mode of accommodation with pre-existing societies, imposed the necessity of considering problems of social organization with a clarity and directness rarely before achieved. Nor was this entirely a matter of necessity. The creation of new societies raised thought about appropriate forms of organization to a new level of consciousness, not only because the situation created the need, but also because it created the opportunity. Man had now the possibility, so at least it seemed, of making a fresh beginning. Was it really necessary that he be forever burdened with the residue of the iniquity and folly of past history? Was it not possible to devise a new form of social organization in which at least some of the less desirable characteristics of the old would be eliminated? From consciousness of both necessity and opportunity came the impetus to create forms of social organization appropriate to achieve the ends held by the leaders of colonization ventures-whether corporations, private individuals invested with almost regal authority, or the crown. How were the members of the new societies to be recruited? How were they to be motivated to accept the obligations attached to their positions in these new societies? How was order to be maintained between persons of different statuses? What should be the proper balance among ethic, reward, and sanction in getting persons to behave in the proper fashion? Would the family detach persons from their loyalty to the colon
Ancient history · Feudalism · Political science · Politics · Canadian Identity and History · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1967 - 2004 (38) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |