The Political Institutions of the Ancient Greeks

This early works was originally published in 1895. The following pages contain what their title indicates, a description and examination of Greek governments: but in view of the additions which may probably be made to them, they also contain a small amount of matter which is necessary as a preliminary to an examination of European governments in general. The attention which I have paid to method and definition of terms might lead my readers to suppose that I conceive Comparative Politics to be a