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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution Author: Francis Fukuyama Series: Ideal Country Translation Series
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution Author: Francis Fukuyama Series: Ideal Country Translation Series
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Introduction · · · · · ·
Liang Wendao, Liu Yu, Xiong Peiyun, and Xu Zhiyuan jointly edited the "Utopia Translation Series" (MIRROR) series (005) - Keep an open mind and non-utilitarian eyes to see the richness and complexity of the world. This book has Liu Yu's special article "Rereading Fukuyama II: Bringing Back the Country".
Successful modern liberal democracies combine three mechanisms: a strong state, the rule of law, and accountable government in a stable balance. So where did these three institutions come from originally? What forces drove their birth? Under what conditions did they develop? In what order were they established? How do they relate to each other?
Francis Fukuyama, one of the most important political thinkers of our time, provides a comprehensive picture of how today's political institutions have developed from history. The Origins of Political Order (Volume 1) extends the exploration of political order back to our primate ancestors, and then tells the story of the emergence of human tribal society, the growth of the first modern state in China, the beginning of the rule of law in India and the Middle East, and the development of accountable government in Europe on the eve of the French Revolution. The Origins of Political Order is a rigorous attempt to form an overview of human history through a comprehensive multidisciplinary study and to establish a grand framework for understanding the evolution of political institutions.
The second volume of this book will extend to the present day, so stay tuned.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Francis Fukuyama: Japanese-American scholar, PhD in Political Science from Harvard University, currently the Oliver Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Previously, he taught at the Niedz School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. He was formerly the Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Bureau of the U.S. State Department and a researcher at the RAND Corporation. He has written The End of History and the Last Man, Trust, America at the Crossroads, and The Origins of Political Order. He currently lives in California.