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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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Shang Yang: Add a description of this character.
- Hayek
- Karl Marx
- Zhou Dynasty
- Max Weber
- Wu
- Rousseau
- Muslim
- Charles
- Mamluks
- Sui
- Ivan Iv
- Gregory Vii
- Locke
- Tang
- Thomas Hobbes
- Muhammad
- Chang
- Olson
- Tocqueville
- Magadha
- Adam Smith
- Machiavelli
- Wang Mang
- Malthus
- Chu
- Pritchard
- Peter
- Ibn Khaldun
- Norman
- Qin Shi Huangdi
- Durkheim
Setting & Locations edit
- China
- Western Europe
- India
- France
- Prussia
- England
- Spain
- Hungary
- Middle East
- North Africa
- United States
- Denmark
- Islam
- Egypt
- Latin America
- Rome
- South Korea
- Heaven
- Warring States
- Afghanistan
- Italy
- Britain
- Syria
- Mexico
- Eastern Europe
- Central Asia
- Greece
- Moscow
- Iraq
- Scandinavia
- Umayyad
- Confucianism
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Turkey
- Castile
- Peru
- Persia
- Spring
- Constantinople
- Arabia
- Argentina
- Taiwan
- Sweden
- Byzantium
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Nonfiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Francis Fukuyama (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: April 12, 2011
ISBN: 978-0374227340
Page Count: 608
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: April 12, 2011
ISBN: 978-0374227340
Page Count: 608
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 320.9
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