A History of Public Administration: Volume I: From the Earliest Times to the Eleventh Century

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Originally published in 1972, Gladden argues that, when more and more attention is being given to the history of particular activities, to specialist as opposed to general history, there is a case for attempting to redress the balance between government and administration. This book offers an investigation of the administrative context of earlier ages and raises the suspicion that administration, like human nature, may not have varied very much since human society began. It is an attempt to provide a highly selective introductory history of this vast subject, with special emphasis on its public aspects, including chapters on Medieval Europe, the Middle East, Early American Civilizations and more. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction 1: In the Beginning (20,000 to 600 B .C.) The Nature of Administration Primitive Public Administration The Oldest Profession? The Early Evidence Archaeology as a Key to Early Administration Settled Communities in the Middle East The Coming of the Written Record The Early Public Official and His Work Public Administration Becomes Imperial The Bible and Public Administration 2: Ancient Egypt (3400 to 525 B.C.) History and Government Pictures and Writing The Scope of Egyptian Public Administration Public Officials 3: The Mediterranean City State (2000 to 146 B.C.) The Phoenicians The Mycenaeans and Minoans The Etruscans The Greeks The Greek City State in the Classical Age The Athenian Empire in the Fifth Century The City State of Plato and Aristotle Alexander’s Brief Empire The Hellenistic Age The City State of Rome Rome Expands Public Administration in the City State 4: Imperial Rome (146 B.C. to A.D. 330) End of the Republic Eminent Republican Administrators: Cato and Cicero The Imperium and the New Public Administration The Public Services of the Early Empire Development of Administrative Means and Services Eminent Imperial Administrator: Sextus Julius Frontinus Historical Interlude: Principate to Empire Administration o f the Later Empire 5: India and China (5000 B.C. to A.D. 1125) Government and Administration in Early Indian Civilizations Chinese Prehistory The Chou Period and Confucius Rise of the Han and the Great Examination System Historiography as a Government Function Eminent T’ang Administrator: Po Chu-i The Liao Interlude Liao Officialdom Sung Administration 6: Byzantium to A.D. 1025 Short Historical Survey The Ruling Institutions of Byzantium Public Administration in Byzantium Certain Public Functions The Byzantine Official: Some Notable Examples 7: Birth of the West (A.D. 500 to 1066) Rise of the Western Kingships The Church of Rome The Impact of Islam Anglo-Saxon Kingships 8: The Official and His Administration to the Eleventh Century A.D. Development of Basic Techniques The Emergence of Specific Services Towards Professionalism and Bureaucracy? The Human Official Pre-Columbian Civilizations Index