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Theories of Dynastic Rule: Why Dynasties Rise, Survive, Decline and Fall book cover

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Theories of Dynastic Rule Why Dynasties Rise, Survive, Decline and Fall

By Douglas A. Yates Copyright 2026
364 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

364 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

364 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book presents a comparative analysis of the world’s political dynasties classified by regime types (monarchic/republican, democratic/non-democratic). It provides a clear survey of dynastic rule and contemporary case studies and explains why dynasties rise, survive, decline, and fall. Representing the first attempt to topically catalogue theories of dynastic rule, the book brings together... Read more

Introduction

Part I Why Dynasties Rise and Survive

1 Psychological Motivations

2 Biological Nepotism 

3 Laws of Inheritance

4 Family Capital

5 Political System

6 Political Culture

7 Social Psychology

8 Colonial Legacy

9 International Relations

10 Globalization

Part II Why Dynasties Decline and Fall

11 Failed Succession

12 Sibling Rivalry

13 Generational Life Span

14 Revolution

15 Modernization

16 Constitutional Reform

17 Military Defeat

18 Foreign Intervention

19 Coup d’état

20 Electoral Defeat

Part III Conclusion

21  Methodological Considerations

Biography

Douglas A. Yates is an associate professor at the American Graduate School (AGS) and CY Cergy Paris University in Paris, France.

“If you want to know how dynasties emerge and fall, then Theories of Dynastic Rule: Why Dynasties Rise, Survive, Decline and Fall is for you. Using past and contemporary dynasties from all over the globe as illustrative cases, Douglas Yates' book provides a comprehensive discussion of dynastic rule.”

Daniel Stockemer, Co-editor of International Political Science Review

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