oriental despotism, n.All

Oriental despotism (n.) only ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠looks like a world without property: beneath the despot who seems to own everything, communal property is the real foundation.