Bodies Politic and their Governments

Originally published in 1915, this book contains sketches of a variety of different political organizations through history.

Basil Edward Hammond (Author)

9781107639584, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 January 2014

570 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.83 kg

Originally published in 1915, this book contains sketches of a variety of different political organizations through history. Hammond examines the various forms of government from the first European tribes to voluntary junctions of unequal communities, and includes a tabular view of bodies politic arranged in pedigrees and their governments. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of politics.

Introduction
1. European tribes
2. The first towns in Europe
3. Greece before 650 BC
4. Sparta to 510 BC
5. Simple urban peoples to 480 BC
6. Composite urban peoples to 510 BC
7. Sparta, Athens, and Persia, 510 BC–480 BC
8. Comments on the Greek urban peoples, 650 BC–480 BC
9. Hegemonies in Greece during the war against Persia, 477 BC–454 BC
10. Athens in receipt of tribute, 454 BC–413 BC
11. The Greek cities, 412 BC–338 BC
12. Comments on the Greek cities and governments, 477 BC–338 BC
13. Italian peoples to 264 BC
14. Supremacy of the Romans in Italy, 264 BC–201 BC
15. Rome, Italy, and the provinces, 201 BC–46 BC
16. Comparison of Italian towns with Greek towns
17. The empire of the Caesars
18. Barbarian conquerors of civilised peoples
19. Junctions of tribes, effected by compulsions
20. Junctions of fiefs, effected by compulsion
21. Mediaeval cities: (1) inland cities
22. Mediaeval cities: (2) maritime cities possessing important territory outside their walls
23. Unions of peoples: strong kingly governments
24. Unitary nations: parliamentary governments
25. Voluntary junctions of equal communities
26. Voluntary junctions of unequal bodies politic
27. Pedigrees of bodies politic
Index.

Subject Areas: Comparative politics [JPB]