"Readings" at end of each chapter.

Government, politics, and national policies --[1.] England: The constitutional development of British government -- "The government": the crown, the cabinet, and the civil service -- The electorate and the Parliament -- Political parties and party organization -- The law and the courts -- Local government -- Prospects for Britain and the empire-commonwealth -- [2.] France: The constitutional heritage of the Third Republic -- Administration under the Third Republic -- Political parties and parliamentary practice under the Third Republic -- The Fourth Republic and its problems -- [3.] The Soviet Union: The Bolshevik Revolution and the USSR -- The Communist party in the Soviet Union -- The government of the Soviet Union -- Soviet economic planning and social policy -- [4.] Italy: The Fascist Revolution -- The fascist corporative state -- Allied occupation and political reconstruction in Italy -- [5.] Germany: The Weimar republic and the Nazi Revolution -- The Nazi totalitarian state -- Allied occupation and political change in Germany -- [6.] Japan: The historical background of Japanese constitutional government -- Political developments from the Restoration to World War II -- Japan under allied occupation -- The response to occupation policy -- [7.] China: The Chinese Revolution and the establishment of the national government -- Political developments and war with Japan -- The elements of civil conflict -- Apendix: The Constitution of the French Republic -- The Constitution of Japan -- The Constitution of the Republic of China.