December 1953 Issue, AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW

- On the Study of Government
  Pendleton Herring
  , pp. 961-974
- The United Nations and the Political Scientist
  Dag Hammarskjold
  , pp. 975-979
- The German Social Democratic Party and the International Situation
  Henry L. Bretton
  , pp. 980-996
- The British Commonwealth of Nations
  H. Duncan Hall
  , pp. 997-1015
- The Nature and Structure of the Commonwealth
  K.C. Wheare
  , pp. 1016-1028
- Nationalism and Democracy in the British Commonwealth: Some Central Trends
  Alexander Brady
  , pp. 1029-1040
- Neutralization and the Balance of Power
  Fred Greene
  , pp. 1041-1057
- The Developing Field of International Legal Studies
  David F. Cavers
  , pp. 1058-1075
- The Political Theory Implicit in Social Casework Theory
  Alan Keith-Lucas
  , pp. 1076-1091
- Reason and Power in Benjamin Franklin's Political Thought
  Gerald Stourzh
  , pp. 1092-1115
- Purposes, Procedures, and Outcomes of the Cooperative Research Project on Convention Delegations
  Paul T. David
  , pp. 1116-1129
- A Note on Treaty Ratification
  Carl Marcy
  , pp. 1130-1133
- Contents, p. 1134
- A Selective Survey of Literature on Tibet
  Beatrice D. Miller
  , pp. 1135-1151
- [+]
  Reviews of Books (8 Reviews) , pp. 1152-1157
  1. [+]
    Review Politics and the Constitution in the History o... (Review)
    Robert G. McCloskey
    , pp. 1152-1157
    1. Politics and the Constitution in the History of the United States by William W. Crosskey
  2. [+]
    2 Reviews The Taming of the Nations, by F.S.C. Northrop (2 Reviews)
    George B. Sansom
    , pp. 1158-1161
    1. The Taming of the Nations by F.S.C. Northrop
    2. The World and the West by Arnold J. Toynbee
  3. [+]
    Review Democracy and the Party Movement in Prewar Jap... (Review)
    Chitoshi Yanaga
    , pp. 1162-1163
    1. Democracy and the Party Movement in Prewar Japan by Robert A. Scalapino
  4. [+]
    Review The Third Force in China, by Chia-sen Chang (Review)
    C.P. FitzGerald
    , pp. 1164-1165
    1. The Third Force in China by Chia-sen Chang
  5. [+]
    Review A Century of Conflict, by Stefan T. Possony (Review)
    Nathan Leites
    , pp. 1166-1168
    1. A Century of Conflict by Stefan T. Possony
  6. [+]
    Review Conscription of Conscience, by Mulford Q. Sibl... (Review)
    Robert K. Carr
    , pp. 1169-1170
    1. Conscription of Conscience by Mulford Q. Sibley and Philip E. Jacob
  7. [+]
    Review Why Democracy?, by Alf Ross (Review)
    J.A. Corry
    , pp. 1171-1173
    1. Why Democracy? by Alf Ross
  8. [+]
    Review Harold Laski (1893-1950): A Biographical Memoi... (Review)
    Herbert A. Deane
    , pp. 1174-1175
    1. Harold Laski (1893-1950): A Biographical Memoir by Kingsley Martin
- [+]
  American Government and Politics (5 Items) , p. 1176
  1. [+]
    Review The People's Right to Know, by Harold L. Cross (Review)
    W.M. Beaney
    , p. 1176
    1. The People's Right to Know by Harold L. Cross
  2. [+]
    Review Interstate Cooperation: A Study of the Interst... (Review)
    Lynton K. Caldwell
    , p. 1176
    1. Interstate Cooperation: A Study of the Interstate Compact by Vincent V. Thursby
  3. [+]
    Review Freedom Through Law, by Robert L. Hale (Review)
    David G. Farrelly
    , p. 1177
    1. Freedom Through Law by Robert L. Hale
  4. [+]
    Review The Doctrine of the Separation of Powers and I... (Review)
    Joseph E. Kallenbach
    , p. 1177
    1. The Doctrine of the Separation of Powers and Its Present-Day Significance by Arthur T. Vanderbilt
  5. Selected Articles and Documents on American Government and Politics
    Franklin L. Burdette
    , pp. 1178-1182
- [+]
  Foreign and Comparative Government (6 Items) , p. 1183
  1. [+]
    Review French Politics: The First Years of the Fourth... (Review)
    Alfred Diamant
    , p. 1183
    1. French Politics: The First Years of the Fourth Republic by Dorothy M. Pickles
  2. [+]
    Review The Administration of Justice in Latin America... (Review)
    William S. Stokes
    , p. 1184
    1. The Administration of Justice in Latin America by Helen L. Clagett
  3. [+]
    Review Peron's Argentina, by George I. Blanksten (Review)
    Louis G. Kahle
    , p. 1184
    1. Peron's Argentina by George I. Blanksten
  4. [+]
    Review English Historical Documents, Vol. II: 1042-11... (Review)
    A.R. Lewis
    , p. 1185
    1. English Historical Documents, Vol. II: 1042-1189 by David C. Douglas and George W. Greenaway
  5. [+]
    Review Tudor Prelates and Politics, 1536-1558, by Lac... (Review) , pp. 1185-1187
    1. Tudor Prelates and Politics, 1536-1558 by Lacey Baldwin Smith
  6. Selected Articles and Documents on Foreign and Comparative Government
    William H. Roberts
    , pp. 1188-1192
- [+]
  International Law and Relations (5 Items) , p. 1193
  1. [+]
    Review Pan-Slavism: Its History and Ideology, by Hans... (Review)
    John S. Reshetar, Jr.
    , p. 1193
    1. Pan-Slavism: Its History and Ideology by Hans Kohn
  2. [+]
    Review Soviet Imperialism: Its Origin and Tactics, by... (Review)
    D. Lincoln Harter
    , p. 1194
    1. Soviet Imperialism: Its Origin and Tactics by Waldemar Gurian
  3. [+]
    Review Containment or Liberation?, by James Burnham (Review)
    Kenneth W. Thompson
    , p. 1194
    1. Containment or Liberation? by James Burnham
  4. [+]
    Review The Government of the Catholic Church, by Eliz... (Review)
    Philip Selznick
    , pp. 1195-1196
    1. The Government of the Catholic Church by Elizabeth M. Lynskey
  5. Selected Articles and Documents on International Law and Relations
    H. Arthur Steiner
    , pp. 1197-1201
- [+]
  Political Theory, Research and Methodology (4 Items) , p. 1202
  1. [+]
    Review Saints in Politics, by Ernest Marshall Howse (Review)
    Harry W. Laidler
    , p. 1202
    1. Saints in Politics by Ernest Marshall Howse
  2. [+]
    Review The Shame and Glory of the Intellectuals, by P... (Review)
    Gerhard Loewenberg
    , pp. 1203-1204
    1. The Shame and Glory of the Intellectuals by Peter Viereck
  3. Selected Articles and Documents on Political Theory
    Francis G. Wilson
    , pp. 1205-1209
  4. Selected Articles and Documents on Methodology and Research in the Social Sciences
    Herbert A. Simon
    , pp. 1210-1212
- Other Books Received, pp. 1213-1214
- Professional Conferences, pp. 1215-1224
- Other Activities , pp. 1225-1227
- Appointments and Staff Changes , pp. 1228-1234
- In Memoriam , p. 1235
- Special Announcements, pp. 1236-1238
- Index to Volume XLVII
  Emma Rhyne Patterson
  , pp. 1239-1250