(The) Substance of politics / by A. Appadorai

Includes index

Part I Political theory Fundamental ideas, The origin of the state, The purpose of the state, Sovereignty, Law, Liberty, Equality, The sphere of the state, Modern theories of the sytate, Forms of Government, International relations, Part II Political organisation The Greek city-state, The Government of Rome, Medieval European polity, The modern period, The Government of the United Kingdom, The French republic, The French republic, The united States of America, Canada and Australia, Switzerland, Pakistan, Bangladesh India, The republic of South Africa, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, The Union of Soviet socialist republics, The classification of states, Unitary and federal states, Rigid and flexible constitutions, The separation of powers, The electorate, The legislature, The executive, The judiciary