Full name: The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

Author: Francis Fukuyama Year: 2011 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Politics, Science, Philosophy Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780374533229 9780374227340 0374533229 0374227349

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 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,  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. This book is part of the "Political Order" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Political Order and Political Decay" First published in 2014 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: World Order by Henry Kissinger Declarations of Independence by Howard Zinn The Imperial Presidency by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. The New Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartney The End Of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama Fascism by Madeleine Albright Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishra Blacklisted by History by M. Stanton Evans Strange Days Indeed by Francis Wheen Political Order and Political Decay by Francis Fukuyama Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities by John D'emilio Who Will Tell The People? by William Greider The Greatest Stories Never Told by Rick Beyer America at the Crossroads by Francis Fukuyama A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright Stranger Than We Can Imagine by John Higgs The Science of Liberty by Timothy Ferris The Lessons of History by Will Durant