More People, Fewer States: The Past and Future of World Population and Empire Sizes

by Rein Taagepera and Miroslav Nemok

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009427822
• ISBN13: 9781009427821
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"