Despotism
101Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy — Not to be confused with Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy by Karl Brullov Born September 5 [O.S. August 24] 1817 Saint Petersburg …
102Turtle Bayou Resolutions — The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed by settlers during the Anahuac Disturbances, which played a role in the secession of Texas from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Texas.In June 13, 1832, Anglo American settlers were involved in a …
103Jean-François Revel — (Marseille, France, January 19, 1924 ndash; April 30, 2006 in Kremlin Bicêtre) was a French politician, journalist, author, prolific philosopher and member of the Académie française since June 1998. He was born Jean François Ricard, but later… …
104Sultanism — Sultanism, another name for Despotism , is a form of authoritarian government characterized by the extreme personal presence of the ruler in all elements of governance. The ruler may or may not be present in economic or social life, and thus… …
105Agricola (book) — The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman historian Tacitus, written c 98, which recounts the life of his father in law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, an eminent… …
106Douglas Reed — (1895–1976) was a British journalist, playwright, novelist and author of a number of books of political analysis. His book Insanity Fair (1938) was influential in publicizing the state of Europe and the megalomania of Adolf Hitler before the… …
107Tacitean studies — Tacitus is remembered first and foremost on his place as Rome s greatest historian, the equal mdash;if not the superior mdash;of Thucydides, the ancient Greeks foremost historian. Tacitean studies, however, extend far beyond the field of history …
108Karl August Wittfogel — (6 September 1896 ndash; 25 May 1988) was a German American historian and sinologist.Wittfogel was born in Woltersdorf, Province of Hanover. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Frankfurt in 1928. He joined the Communist Party of Germany… …
109The Spirit of the Laws — (French: De l esprit des lois, also sometimes called The Spirit of Laws[1]) is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in 1748 with the help of …
110Critique of capitalism — Capitalism has been critiqued from many perspectives during its history. Criticisms range from people who disagree with the principles of capitalism in its entirety, to those who disagree with particular outcomes of capitalism. Among those… …
