“His deft and almost subtle grasp of the viewpoints of the philosophic factors in history; his focusing of a theory into the tiny sunspot of an illuminant sentence, and adopting a style that is as inviting and penetrating as Havelock Ellis, make the book one of sustained interest”--_Galveston Daily News._ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York The Social Problem _A CONSTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS_ BY CHARLES A. ELLWOOD, PH.D. Professor of Sociology in the University of Missouri, Author of “Sociology in Its Psychological Aspects,” “Sociology and Modern Social Problems,” etc. _Cloth, 12mo, 255 pp., $1.25_ This work is a brief analysis of the social problem in Western civilization. It outlines a scientific social philosophy which can serve as a basis for a well-balanced progress. The author points out that the present crisis in our civilization calls for a reconstruction of our social philosophy; for we cannot build anew the structure of Western society upon the inadequate bases of eighteenth and nineteenth century thought. The book indicates the direction which our social thinking must take if we are to avoid revolution, on the one hand, and reaction, on the other. It aims to furnish a scientific basis for the progressive social movement; and it is commended to progressives in whatever class, party, or sect they may happen to find themselves. The attitude of the book is thoroughly positive and constructive toward all the essential values of our civilization. “‘The Social Problem’ by Professor Charles A. Ellwood is one of the best books of the kind I have ever seen. The subject is handled in a masterful way. The best books I read in my field ordinarily do not gain more than eighty-five or ninety per cent of my assent. This book, however, I would endorse to ninety-eight or ninety-nine per cent. “It is not only sound in its general positions, but sound in details. Every statement is guarded and weighty. There is a fine sense of the value of words, there is no duplication, and the author reaches his goal with the fewest possible sentences. I know of no book upon the social problem, which can command so completely the endorsement of social thinkers everywhere.”--_Professor Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin, Author of “The Changing Chinese,” “Social Psychology,” etc._ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York _AMERICAN SOCIAL PROGRESS SERIES_ The City Worker’s World in America BY MARY KINGSBURY SIMKHOVITCH _Director of Greenwich House_ _Cloth, 12mo, $1.25_ A new volume in the American Social Progress Series edited by SAMUEL MCCUNE LINDSAY. LL. D. A plain description of the facts of the city dweller’s life, with some indications of the evolutionary process going on at the city’s heart. Social Reform and the Constitution BY FRANK J. GOODNOW _12mo, $1.50_