A Quick History of Politics : From Pharaohs to Fair Votes | Clive Gifford

<p>How did ancient people make decisions? How do the people in power stay in power? Why did Karl Marx have to go without trousers? A Quick History of Politics answers these questions and more, taking a ride through time from plutocrats to people power.<br /><br />What do you think of when you hear &apos;politics&apos;? Is it grey-haired men in suits, shouting at each other in a weird room? Well, you&apos;re partly right... but there&apos;s also a whole lot of crazy stories and weird history in the political world. A Quick History of Politics takes a look at the silly side of government, big and small, throughout the ages, and also explains the important stuff, like suffrage, elections and getting your voice heard.<br /><br />You will discover:<br /><br />How the earliest tribes got by without a leader.<br />How the first ever kings and queens ruled their people.<br />When and how democracy was invented, and what it actually means.<br />Why there are so many different ways of governing