{"product_id":"the-origins-of-political-order-from-prehuman-times-to-the-french-revolution","title":"The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark history of the origins of modern democratic societies by one of our most important political thinkers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 2011 \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year 2011 Title\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction of 2011 title \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today's developing countries--with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancis Fukuyama, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe End of History and the Last Man \u003c\/i\u003eand one of our most important political thinkers, provides a sweeping account of how today's basic political institutions developed. The first of a major two-volume work, \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Political Order\u003c\/i\u003e begins with politics among our primate ancestors and follows the story through the emergence of tribal societies, 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 political accountability in Europe up until the eve of the French Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a vast body of knowledge--history, evolutionary biology, archaeology, and economics--Fukuyama has produced a brilliant, provocative work that offers fresh insights on the origins of democratic societies and raises essential questions about the nature of politics and its discontents.","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984268558567,"sku":"9780374533229","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_984db7c2-f9dc-45a1-916b-7f3d2811fa57.jpg?v=1776315372","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-origins-of-political-order-from-prehuman-times-to-the-french-revolution","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}