The Origins of Political Order : From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution By Fukuyama, Francis Publisher : Farrar Straus & Giroux Published Date : 2011/04 Binding : Hardcover ISBN : 9780374227340 BookWeb Price : THB 1,094.00 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : THB 985.00 Availability Status : Our fulfillment centre has the item in stock. Usually dispatches within 3 working days. Language : English

 
Preface                                            ix
Part I: Before The State
  1 The Necessity Of Politics                      3  (23)
  2 The State Of Nature                            26 (23)
  3 The Tyranny Of Cousins                         49 (15)
  4 Tribal Societies: Property, Justice, War       64 (16)
  5 The Coming Of The Leviathan                    80 (17)
Part II: State Building
  6 Chinese Tribalism                              97 (13)
  7 War And The Rise Of The Chinese State          110(18)
  8 The Great Han System                           128(11)
  9 Political Decay And The Return Of              139(12)
  Patrimonial Government
  10 The Indian Detour                             151(11)
  11 Varnas And Jatis                              162(13)
  12 Weaknesses Of Indian Polities                 175(14)
  13 Slavery And The Muslim Exit From Tribalism    189(13)
  14 The Mamluks Save Islam                        202(12)
  15 The Functioning And Decline Of The Ottoman    214(15)
  State
  16 Christianity Undermines The Family            229(16)
Part III: The Rule Of Law
  17 The Origins Of The Rule Of Law                245(17)
  18 The Church Becomes A State                    262(14)
  19 The State Becomes A Church                    276(14)
  20 Oriental Despotism                            290(13)
  21 Stationary Bandits                            303(18)
Part IV: Accountable Government
  22 The Rise Of Political Accountability          321(15)
  23 Rente Seekers                                 336(19)
  24 Patrimonialism Crosses The Atlantic           355(18)
  25 East Of The Elbe                              373(13)
  26 Toward A More Perfect Absolutism              386(16)
  27 Taxation And Representation                   402(20)
  28 Why Accountability? Why Absolutism?           422(15)
Part V: Toward A Theory Of Political Development
  29 Political Development And Political Decay     437(21)
  30 Political Development, Then And Now           458(27)
Notes                                              485(50)
Bibliography                                       535(22)
Acknowledgments                                    557(2)
Index                                              559