The History of Government from the Earliest Times: Ancient Monarchies and Empires; The Intermediate Ages; Empires, Monarchies and the Modern State
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Author Description
This unprecedented survey and analysis of government is the late S. E. Finer's tour de force - demonstrating the breadth of imagination and magisterial scholarship that characterized the work of one of the twentieth century's leading political scientists. A unique study of government through time and throughout the world, it ranges over 5,000 years, from the Sumerian city state to the modern European nation state. Five themes emerge: state-building, military formats, belief systems, social stratification, and timespan. The three volumes examine both representative and exceptional polities, and focus on political elites of different types.
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THE THESIS
This three-volume work investigates the evolution of government structures and political systems across 5,000 years of human history. S. E. Finer, a distinguished political scientist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford, utilizes a comparative historical framework to analyze how various societies have organized power. He examines the interplay between state-building, military organization, belief systems, and social stratification to explain the development of political institutions from ancient Sumerian city-states to the modern nation-state.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A comprehensive analysis of political development spanning from ancient monarchies to modern states.
- A comparative methodology focusing on five core themes: state-building, military formats, belief systems, social stratification, and timespan.
- Examination of both representative and exceptional polities throughout global history.
- Detailed focus on the roles and behaviors of political elites across different eras.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and critics widely regard this trilogy as a foundational and magisterial contribution to the field of political science. Readers frequently note the immense breadth of the scholarship, which remains accessible despite the significant academic density of the subject matter.
Page Count:
1750
Publication Date:
1999-08-26
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198208022
ISBN-13:
9780198208020
History
Non-Fiction
Government
World history
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