The Politics of Aristocratic Empires is a study of a political order that prevailed throughout much of the world for many centuries without any major social con

The Politics of Aristocratic Empires is a study of a political order that prevailed throughout much of the world for many centuries without any major social con

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Winner of the prestigious MacIver Award when it was first published, this remains a towering work of modern political sociology, especially of macrosociology. I

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1. The Aristocracy and Social Democracy: The Gr