TAXONOMY OF TOTALITARIANISM CLASSICAL DESPOTISM AUTHORITARIAN STATE TOTALITARIAN STATE ( Reader's Digest Version)‏

CLASSICAL DESPOTISM PRE-MODERN: Ancient & Medieval Period PATRIMONIAL: Ownership of territory & people MONARCHICAL ORIGINS: Imperial, Royal or Noble title Absolute rule in theory but not usually in practice

CLASSICAL DESPOTISM

PRE-MODERN: Ancient & Medieval Period

PATRIMONIAL: Ownership of territory & people

MONARCHICAL ORIGINS: Imperial, Royal or Noble title

Absolute rule in theory but not usually in practice

AUTHORITARIAN STAT E MODERN: 19th, 20 th & 21 st Centuries POLICE STATE : Large government security apparatus to monitor and control the people OBJECTIVE: Tor remain in power by strictly controlling people's public behavior and morals

TOTALITARIAN STATE One Party State Supreme Leader Demands control over every aspect of human life Shape the beliefs and Worldview of the people Secret Police Terror Fanatical Ideology Aggresssive Genocidal or Democidal

One Party State

Supreme Leader

Demands control over every aspect of human life

Shape the beliefs and Worldview of the people

Secret Police Terror

Fanatical Ideology

Aggresssive

Genocidal or Democidal