Name: The Origins of Political Order
ISBN: 9780374227340

Francis Fukuyama

A history of the origins of modern democratic societies traces the development of formative political institutions conceived by evolving tribal groups that embraced an idea of government that is accountable to its citizens. By the award-winning author of The End of History and the Last Man. 75,000 first printing.

From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

The Origins of Political Order

Nations are not trapped by their pasts, but events that happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago continue to exert huge influence on present-day politics. If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand its origins. Francis Fukuyama examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order. This book starts with the very beginning of mankind and comes right up to the eve of the French and American revolutions, spanning such diverse disciplines as economics, anthropology and geography. The Origins of Political Order is a magisterial study on the emergence of mankind as a political animal, by one of the most eminent political thinkers writing today.

Shreerag Plakazhi

Monumental book that is so well researched and thoroughly readable at the same time. Incredible.

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