Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments, Volume 1

Large-format hardcover, lviii + 325 pages, b&w illustrations, photos and maps in text, NOT ex-library. Weight 1.25kg. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Gentle handling wear only. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This reference volume offers a chronological overview of national governments and their development from ancient times to the modern day. Volume 1 focuses primarily on the foundations and evolution of governance, tracing its progress from the earliest civilisations through to the transformative shifts of the 19th century and 20th-century autocracies. It is designed to show how "government" evolved from tribal leadership to complex empires and early modern states. Written for students and researchers, all entries follow a consistent structure to facilitate comparison between different governing systems, from Ancient Athens to the Tokugawa Shogunate. The standardised framework defines the type of government, explains its historical background, outlines its structural mechanics, identifies influential political parties and factions, and chronicles major events alongside the regime's eventual aftermath. Volume 1 is the go-to resource for understanding pre-modern political theory. It explains the "why" behind the systems we see today. -- Contents of Vol.1: Introduction; Chronology; Glossary; Introduction to Early Societies through Classical Civilizations; Early Societies through Classical Civilizations (4000 BC-AD 300) -- Ur; Empire of Akkad; Babylonian Empire; Ancient Egypt; Hittite Empire; Shang Dynasty; Kingdom of Israel; Chou Dynasty; Cush; Assyrian Empire; Mede Empire; Carthage; Persian Empire; Etruscan Civilization; Athens; Sparta; Scythia; Thebes; Macedon; Magadha; Roman Republic; Parthian Empire; Han Dynasty; Roman Empire; Aksumite Kingdom; Mayan Civilization; / Introduction to Expanding Cultural Exchange; Expanding Cultural Exchange (300-1000) -- Teotihuacán; Byzantine Empire; Visigoths; Goguryeo; Gupta Empire; Hunnic Empire; Sassanid Empire; Umayyad Empire; Khazars; Abbasid Empire; Holy Roman Empire; Empire of Ghana; Khmer Empire; Great Moravia; Kievan Rus'; Fatimid Dynasty; / Introduction to The Premodern World; The Premodern World (1000-1500) -- Republic of Venice; Republic of Genoa; Sung Dynasty; Florence; Milan; Mongol Empire; Mali Empire; San Marino; Tibet; Novgorod Republic; Aztec Empire; Great Zimbabwe; / Introduction to The Rise of the Colonial Empires; The Rise of the Colonial Empires (1450-1770) -- Inca Empire; Portuguese Empire; Songhai Empire; Spanish Empire; Ottoman Empire; Mughal Empire; Iroquois Confederation; Tokugawa Shogunate; Chippewa; Qing Dynasty; Ashanti Empire; Kingdom of Prussia; The United Kingdom; Principality of Liechtenstein; Russian Empire; / Introduction to Revolutions and the Emergence of Nation-States; Revolutions and the Emergence of Nation-States (1750-1914) -- Nepal; United States of America; France; Haiti; Sweden; Paraguay; Netherlands; Chile; Zulu Empire; Peru; Mexico; Federative Republic of Brazil; Bolivia; Cherokee; Uruguay; Ecuador; Venezuela; Belgium; Greece; Colombia; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Dominican Republic; Liberia; Swiss Confederation; Denmark; Argentine Republic; Austro-Hungarian Empire; Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Canada; Italy; Ethiopia; Commonwealth of Australia; Panama; Norway; Republic of Bulgaria; Portugal; Monaco; / Introduction to World Wars and the Rise of Modern Autocracies; World Wars and the Rise of Modern Autocracies (1900-1945) -- Republic of Albania; Republic of Azerbaijan; Austria; Finland; Afghanistan; Republic of Kazakhstan; Ireland; Arab Republic of Egypt; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Turkey; Mongolia; Vatican City; Thailand; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Iraq; Nazi Germany; Republic of South Africa; Iceland; Republic of Indonesia.…