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Book Reviews and Notices

An essay in political thought rather than in technical theory, this book stresses the developing ethos of liberal society rather than the systems of closet philosophers. The ideas of many individuals, of course, are surveyed, but the emphasis is always on the way in which they reflect general trends. The result is not a full history of constitutionalism. That would need a more extended treatment and more attention to institutions and social forces. Sometimes, too, one feels that an analogy is being passed off as an argument or (as in the connection suggested between colonialism and dictatorship) looks for more concrete illustration than is forthcoming. But this book is a lucid and stimulating study of a great subject. Its author writes within a wide framework of reference not wholly confined to the Western world. He shows a nice sense for the filiation of ideas and sees them against the background of the social situations in which they are born. Moreover, his essay is not only informed, but urbane and readable as well.