1 The Nature,Object and Purpose of History＆R.G.COLLINGWOOD From The Idea of History. 1
2 The Expansion of Western Civilization＆ARNOLD TOYNBEE From Civilization on Trial. 7
3 The Career of Jenghis Khan＆H.G.WELLS From The Outline of History. 14
4 The Trial and Execution of Charles Ⅰ＆G.M.TREVELYAN From England under the Stuarts. 22
5 Peter the Great＆B.H.SUMNER From Survey of Bussian History. 30
6 The United States in 1790＆S.E.MORISON From History of the United States. 38
7 Rational and Irrational Elements in Contemporary Society＆KARL MANNHEIM From Hobhouse Memorial Lecture,1940. 44
8 Social Life in a Provincial University＆ALICE EDEN From an article in The British Journal of Sociology. 51
9 The Menace of Over-population＆A.S.PARKES From an article in The New Scientist. 59
10 Changes in English Social Life after 1918＆ROBERT GRAVES and ALAN HODGE From The Long Weekend. 65
11 Scientific Method in the Social Sciences＆BARBARA WOOTION From Testament for Social Science. 71
12 Crowds＆WILLIAM F.OGBURN and MEYER J.NIMKOFF From A Handbook of Sociology. 76
13 Diplomacy＆HAROLD NICHOLSON From Diplomacy. 83
14 What Future for Africa?＆THOMAS HODGKIN From an article in Encounter. 90
15 Nationalism＆BARBARA WARD From Five Ideas that Change the World. 97
16 Democracy＆LORD BEVERIDGE From Power and Influence:An Autobiography. 105
17 Locke＇s Political Theory＆RICHARD I.AARON From John Locke. 111
18 The Search for World Order＆NORMAN GIBBS From an article in The Listener. 118
19 The Conventional Wisdom＆J.K.GALBRAITH From The Affluent Society. 127
20 Markets＆FREDERICK EBNHAM From Economics. 134
21 Investment＆J.M.KEYNES From A Tract on Monetary Reform. 141
22 Barter＆PAUL EINZIG From Primitive Money. 149
23 Productivity as a Guide to Wages＆J.J.GRACIE From an article in The Guardian. 156
24 The Failure of the Classical Theory of Commercial Policy＆LIONEL ROBBINS From The Economist in the Twentieth Gentury. 164
25 Modern Constitutions＆K.C.WHEARE From Modern Constitutions. 172
26 The Functions of Government＆IVOR JENNINGS From The Law and the Constitution. 179
27 Initiative and Referendum＆H.J.LASKI From An Introduction to Politics. 189
28 The Legal Character of International Law＆J.L.BRIERLY From The Law of Nations. 195
29 The Law of Negligence＆GLANVILLE WILLIAMS From an article in The Listener. 201
30 The Death Penalty＆LORD KENNET From a speech in the House of Lords. 208
Key to Exercises 215
Index of Points Covered in Exercises 246