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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
Francis Fukuyama
- First published
- 2011
- Length
- 608 pages · about 12 hours
Comparative governmentThe StateOrderDemocracy
Fukuyama traces how states, the rule of law and accountable government first appeared, from early human societies to the French Revolution. He compares China, India, the Middle East and Europe to explain why political order took such different shapes.
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