Five Thousand Years of Monarchy5,000 years of Monarchy provides a fresh and thought provoking approach through the lens of power structure. Dr. Arnheims ability to weave anecdote and recurring themes in analyzing history, political philosophy, and law, in an unflinching, and iconoclastic way is an exceptional talent. Breathtaking in breadth and depth of scholarship, an eminently readable treat for academic and lay historian alike. RALPH A. HOLSTEIN, Lieutenant Colonel, USA