Power Brokers: Kingmakers and Usurpers Throughout History

By Rupert Matthews

Across the centuries, kingmakers and usurpers have had a catalytic effect on the course of history. This volume explores the actions of 350 historical figures who used cunning, intrigue, assassination, violence and oppression in order to seize power or promote and manipulate their prodigy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816021562
• ISBN13: 9780816021567
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.