What Is a Monarchy?

By Margaret R. Mead

Book Overview

This intriguing book describes the characteristics of a monarchy, a political system in which political power (usually inherited) rests with a monarch--a king or queen. Today, only six nations around the world are termed absolute monarchies in which the monarch has complete power.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778753182
• ISBN13: 9780778753186
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9