What is a dictatorship?
Title:
What is a dictatorship?
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
This fascinating book describes the characteristics of a dictatorship, a political system in which an individual has absolute power to rule without the consent of citizens. Dictatorships throughout history are featured to show examples of how these individuals attained their positions.
Year Published:
2013
Series:
Physical Description:
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Dictatorships: the basics -- A modern dictatorship -- Dictatorships of the world -- The first dictators -- The age of dictators -- Varieties of dictatorships -- Changing dictatorships -- Rights of the people -- The role of citizens -- A dictator is made -- In charge -- Branches of government -- Local governments -- The law and the courts -- Commerce and business -- The power of the media -- The role of culture -- Forms of government -- Assessing dictatorships -- Dictatorships and their people -- Dictatorships' documents.
Grade Interest level:
Grades 4 to 6.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.8 1.0 159147
Subject:
ISBN:
9780778753179
9780778753247
Publisher:
New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2013]
