Five Thousand Years Of Monarchy - Michael Arnheim

Offers A Sweeping, Entertaining Journey Through The Real Power Structures Of World History Five Thousand Years Of Monarchy Challenges Everything You Thought You Knew About Political History. With Wit, Clarity, And A Deep Command Of Historical Detail, Michael Arnheim Reframes Five Millennia Of Global Governance Through A Strikingly Original Lens: The Idea That Every Government, From Ancient Sumer To Modern China, Is Either A Monarchy Or An Oligarchyregardless Of Its Name Or Apparent Ideology. This Provocative Framework Reveals Insights Into Some Of Historys Greatest Puzzles And Personalities, From The Roman Emperors To Castros Cuba, Augustus To Queen Victoria, And From Louis Xvis Missed Opportunity To The Untold Powers Of King Philip Ii.