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THE STATE

AND

GOVERNMENT

AND

GOVERNMENT

BY

JAMES QUAYLE DEALEY, PH.D.

PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE IN BROWN UNIVERSITY;
AUTHOR OF "THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE," "GROWTH OF
STATE CONSTITUTIONS," "SOCIOLOGY, ITS DEVELOPMENT AND
APPLICATIONS,'
" "THE FAMILY IN ITS SOCIOLOGICAL

ASPECTS," AND, CONJOINTLY WITH LESTER
7. WARD, "A TEXT-BOOK OF SOCIOLOGY"!

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COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

43-23-21 J. M.

PREFACE

This work contains in generalized form a study of the development of the state, its sovereignty, and its differentiated governmental organization. It is based on a previous work of the author's, The Development of the State, which has been rewritten completely and enlarged by seven chapters.

There are, of course, many books that explain the governmental systems of leading states, supplying concrete information about particular countries. This work aims rather to show the development of government itself and the democratic movement in government, so as to furnish a general background for detailed studies of national governments. In pursuit of this aim the author has endeavored to indicate the socio-economic and intellectual factors that determine variations in government, in order that the reader or student may understand more clearly the significance of political institutions.

This succinct survey of government, as a sort of epitome of all government, may perhaps be found especially useful as an introduction to the study of political science and history in our colleges and universities. To this end copious references have been inserted, including a compact bibliography. In so brief a volume much detail has to be omitted, but it is chiefly matter that can readily be supplied by the instructor, who can also expand the text at pleasure by furnishing additional illustrations from governmental systems.

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