Combining Political science with history, this book presents a new history and theory of how Political order developed in Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, explaining why some empires and states succeed and others fail.
Elite families and dynasties are shown to be crucial to state formation..
Combining Political science with history, this book presents a new history and theory of how Political order developed in Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, explaining why some empires and states succeed and others fail