The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Paperback

The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Paperback

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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Paperback
  • The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Paperback
  • The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Paperback
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Paperback

The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Paperback

$25.76
$25.76

by Francis Fukuyama (Author)

A landmark history of the origins of modern democratic societies by one of our most important political thinkers.

A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 title

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today's developing countries--with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.

Francis Fukuyama, author of the bestselling The End of History and the Last Man and one of our most important political thinkers, provides a sweeping account of how today's basic political institutions developed. The first of a major two-volume work, The Origins of Political Order begins with politics among our primate ancestors and follows the story through the emergence of tribal societies, the growth of the first modern state in China, the beginning of the rule of law in India and the Middle East, and the development of political accountability in Europe up until the eve of the French Revolution.

Drawing on a vast body of knowledge--history, evolutionary biology, archaeology, and economics--Fukuyama has produced a brilliant, provocative work that offers fresh insights on the origins of democratic societies and raises essential questions about the nature of politics and its discontents.

Author Biography

Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He has previously taught at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and at the George Mason University School of Public Policy. He was a researcher at the RAND Corporation and served as the deputy director in the State Department's policy planning staff. He is the author of The End of History and the Last Man, Trust, and America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy. He lives with his wife in California.

Number of Pages: 608
Dimensions: 1.59 x 8.28 x 5.49 IN
Publication Date: March 27, 2012

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