The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c4.1

c4.1

| Preface | VII |
| Authorities Cited | XIII |
| CHAPTER I. Comparative Politics from Hindu Data. | |
| Section 1. A *Yugântara* in Political World-View | 1 |
| Section 2. The Instrument of Interpretation | 5 |
| CHAPTER II. Hindu Political Development. | |
| Section 1. The Tenacity of Monarchy in the West | 10 |
| Section 2. The State-Systems of Ancient India | 13 |
| Section 3. Pax *Sârva-bhaumica* (Peace of the World-State) | 19 |
| PART. I. THE HINDU CONSTITUTION | |
| CHAPTER III. Hindu Achievements in Organization. | |
| Section 1. Property and Woman in Private Law | 27 |
| Section 2. Institutional *Viriya* (Energism) | 30 |
| Section 3. Organized Charities and Utilities | 34 |
| Section 4. The Politics of Ecclesiastical Bodies (*Samghas*) | 37 |
| Section 5. *Śreṇîs* (Gilds) of Peasants, Artisans and Merchants | 40 |
| CHAPTER IV. The Public Law of the Hindus. | |
| Section 1. *Sabhâs* or Administrative Assemblies | 50 |
| Section 2. The *Sva-râj* of Rural Communes | 51 |
| Section 3. Municipal Government. | 60 |
| Section 4. Supreme Councils | 67 |
| Section 5. The Making of Laws (*Śâsanas*) | 72 |
| Section 6. The Jury System (*Ubbahika*) | 81 |
| Section 7. Deposition and Election of Kings | 83 |
| CHAPTER V. The Hindu Machinery of Imperial Nationalism. | |
| Section 1. The War Office | 87 |
| Section 2. The Civil Service | 98 |
| Section 3. The Judiciary | 107 |
| Section 4. National Finance | 111 |
| CHAPTER VI. Ganas or Republics of the Hindus (c B. C. 600—A. C. 350). | |
| Section 1. Republicanism in the Occident | 137 |
| Section 2. Three Periods of Hindu Republics | 139 |
| a) Third Period (B. C. 150—A. C. 350) | 139 |
| b) Second Period (B. C. 350—300) | 141 |
| c) First Period (B. C. 600—450) | 145 |
| Section 3. Valuation of India's Democratic Attainments | 150 |