Normal view
MARC view
- Despotism
Despotism (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Absolutism
- Autocracy
- Tyranny
- Despotizm
- Despotluk
See also:
- Broader heading: Authoritarianism
- Dictatorship
- Totalitarianism
Tullock, G. Autocracy, 1987.
Random House dict. (despot: a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power)
Web. 3 (Autocracy. A form of government in which one person possesses unlimited power--compare Absolutism)
Here are entered works on rule by a monarch with absolute, unlimited power. Works on government by a non-monarchical ruler with absolute, unlimited power are entered under Dictatorship.
Note under Dictatorship
TR-AnTOB Op 06.06.2020
