Books in Primary Sources of Political Systems series

The institution of monarchy is the most ancient of all political systems. Through much of early history, a strong monarchy was considered the ideal political system. A powerful king was the glue that held a society together. During the upheavals that occurred as modern nation states were created, the power of the monarchy was greatly reduced. By the early twentieth century, most countries had rejected monarchies, preferring instead to be ruled by elected leaders. This fascinating history uses primary source documents and images to describe the monarchies in ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, Europe in the Middle Ages, and early modern Europe.

Readers will discover how six of the world's most important styles of governance came to exist. Each volume in this new Rosen Central series identifies the essential elements of a political system as the system developed and was utilized. Clear narration highlights pivotal people, events, documents, and artifacts in each of the six political systems History is brought to life with images of influential primary source documents. Each title in this important series offers the history and clear overviews certain to be extremely useful to students who are learning about governments of the world.