The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c10.s5.t2.1

c10.s5.t2.1

Nor as regards title to kingship has the political psychology of Asians been at variance with that of Europeans. Succession to the mediaeval German Empire was determined, as a rule, by election. In France none but the immediate successors of Charlemagne were elected by the people. And in the history of the English Constitution election has been almost as important as the hereditary principle.