Häftad, Engelska, 2024

More People, Fewer States

The Past and Future of World Population and Empire Sizes

Av Rein Taagepera, Miroslav Nemčok

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Beskrivning

The long-term development of political systems over extended time periods has been somewhat neglected. More People, Fewer States examines world history through population explosion and empire size changes across 5000 years of socio-technological development, revealing three distinct phases: Runner, Rider, and Engineer empires. A careful comparative approach reveals that Old Egypt, Achaemenid, Caliphate, Mongol, and Britain each achieved remarkable yet rarely acknowledged expansions, leading to their successive record empire sizes. If identified past trends persist, a potential single world state could emerge by 4600, although environmental concerns may intervene. Focusing on population dynamics and area metrics of states, this book provides a novel framework for evaluating the growth, structure, and decline of empires. It not only illuminates ancient historical space but also ventures into future projections, making it an essential read for scholars interested in the long-term evolution of political systems.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2024-07-04
Mått: 151 x 228 x 21 mm
Vikt: 570 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 300
Förlag: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781009427838

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Rein Taagepera, Ph.D. in physics, received in 2008 the Johan Skytte Prize, the largest in political science worldwide. His books include Predicting Party Sizes (2007), Making Social Sciences More Scientific (2008), and (with Matthew Shugart) Votes from Seats: Logical Models of Electoral Systems (2017). Miroslav Nemčok is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. His research addresses a variety of topics – ranging from comparative political institutions and party politics to the people's experiences with political systems – which all tackle the question: why people support democratic systems?

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'Rein Taagepera and Miroslav Nemčok present, document, and discuss an extremely important historical trend: the enlarging size of political communities. In addition, they cautiously present intriguing extrapolations for future developments. The topic is fascinating, and the authors' treatment is superior to everything written before. This should become a reference book with long-term validity.' Josep M. Colomer, Georgetown University

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