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The lectures presented in this volume were given during the summer of 1970 under the sponsorship of the CIC Summer Program on South Asia and the Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies of the University of Michigan. It should be recognized that these essays appear in revised lecture form, and not as fully polished scholarly papers. They carry nevertheless the authority—and no little verve—of experienced scholars concerned with both the traditions and the changes so characteristic of modern India. [v]

The collapse of Western imperial systems at the end of World War II may be seen a century later as a more important structural political change than the revolutions starting with England's in the seventeenth century. The American Revolution was a pioneer movement in decoloni zation. Over a 200-year span, American political experience has had an impact on the development of other countries. For the many new states formed after 1945, American pro cesses of integration and the shaping of a political consensus have been found useful, as have federalism, judicial review, and developmental forms of public administration. American principles of limiting governmental power, however, contrast with the new states' search for concentrated power. In many respects, institutions of political form and style made familiar and natural by centuries of imperial tutelage have been more readily adopted by the new states. The United States has assisted in the process of political modernization in the developing world, but the American system of govern ment grew under special conditions, and, for the most part, is not transferable.

Over a 200-year span, American political experience has had an impact on the development of other countries. For the many new states formed after 1945, American processes of integration & the shaping of a political consensus have been found useful, as have federalism, judicial review, & developmental forms of public administration. American principles of limiting governmental power, however, contrast with the new states' search for concentrated power. In many respects, institutions of political form & style made familiar & natural by centuries of imperial tutelage, have been more readily adopted by the new states. The US has assisted in the process of political modernization in the developing world, but the American system of government grew under special conditions, &, for the most part, is not transferable. Modified HA.