Word: feudality
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Throughout Chinese society there is a curious combination of feudal values carried over from the past, and new values suddenly necessitated by the revolution. The schools exhibited this mixture in a number of ways...
...approach to literature and writing, for example, was extremely, rigid, clearly showing the influence of both feudal classicism and modern dogmatism. The analysis of literature followed an unchanging pattern from theme to precis, to style, and the writing assignments allowed almost no originality...
...word for dogma in Chinese translates literally to "eight-legged." This comes from the eight-part essays of feudal times which candidates for office had to write. Each of the eight sections of the essay had to conform to an unflexible pattern, each completely prescribed in both form and style. I was reminded of this etymology every time a paper was due, roughly once a week...
...medieval romance; as history, it is miserably beset with errors. Recent researches suggest that the history of the Scottish war of independence must be considerably rewritten, and in this volume a Scottish professor has manfully attempted the task. He summarily deflates the theory that Bruce was merely an ambitious feudal magnate, effectively demonstrates that his movement was fundamentally powered by a patriotic passion for "the community of the realm of Scotland." At times the book is clotted with corrigenda, but it tells the ghastly and glorious old story with new vigor and delight...
Back in 1908, Barotseland had a problem. The tiny feudal monarchy in darkest Central Africa had become the favorite chomping ground of Zambezi River crocodiles, and finally the Litunga, Barotseland's proud king, was forced to ask the British government for help. Having boned up on modern weaponry, he requested a submarine to combat the river's savage saurians-and also to provide himself with a little sport. But Whitehall was not willing to proliferate dangerous weapons. The Litunga ended up with only a dress sword, a British admiral's uniform, and a vague feeling of frustration...