What is an oligarchy?
Title:
What is an oligarchy?
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
"An oligarchy is usually a secret form of government in which a few powerful people cotnrol a country. What Is An Oligarchy? describes the different forms oligarchies can take, often hiding behind some other type of government."--Back cover.
Year Published:
2013
Series:
Physical Description:
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Contents:
A secret government -- An obvious oligarchy -- Origins of oligarchy -- Ancient oligarchies -- Perfect oligarchies -- Oligarchies change -- The people's oligarchies -- Struggles within -- Who rules? -- Oligarchy to democracy -- Local oligarchies -- Defending oligarchies -- Business and oligarchies -- Oligarchies today -- Media oligarchies -- Media oligarchies -- Forms of government -- Assessing oligarchies -- The future of oligarchies -- Documents of oligarchies.
Age Interest level:
Ages 10-13.
Grade Interest level:
Grades 4 to 6.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 1.0 159150
Subject:
ISBN:
9780778753209
9780778753278
Publisher:
New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2013]
