"This volume reappraises the wide-ranging and lasting transformation of the Roman monarchy between the Principate and Late Antiquity. The focus of the book will lie on the period from Diocletian to Theodosius I (284-395) and thus on a major developmental phase in the history of …
"The political culture of absolute monarchy that structured French society into the eighteenth century is generally believed to have emerged late in the sixteenth century. This new interpretation of the origins of French absolutism, however, connects the fifteenth-century concil…
This interpretation of the origins of French absolutism identifies Catholic Church reform as its foundation, and failure of French Protestantism.
The prospects of the inevitable end of the Bhumibol era loomed large over 21st century Thailand. Events have now taken their course, and King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been crowned. The new King is beginning to make his presence felt, but in important ways Thailand is still in an …
Monarchy
by Dante Alighieri, Shaw, Prue
fromCambridge texts in the history of political thought
This is the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory. Dante's Monarchy addresses the fundamental question of what form of political organization best suits human nature. It embodies a political vision of startling originality and power, and…
Media, monarchy and power
by Blain, Neil, O'Donnell, Hugh
fromIntellect European studies series
