TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES In the plain text version words in Italics are denoted by _underscores_ and text in bold like =this=. In the text the author uses the word "flaunt" in this sentence: _And these maxims are not merely empty phrases, for in the novel the politicians who flaunt them fail._ Based on the context it is believed that the correct word should be "flout". A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants. For the words with both variants present the one more used has been kept. Obvious punctuation and other printing errors have been corrected. * * * * * THE POLITICAL NOVEL DOUBLEDAY SHORT STUDIES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE _Consulting Editor_ Richard C. Snyder Associate Professor of Politics, Princeton University =The Revolution in American Foreign Policy, 1945-1954= By William G. Carleton, Professor of Political Science and Head Professor of the Social Sciences, University of Florida =Political Community at the International Level: Problems of Definition and Measurement= By Karl W. Deutsch, Professor of History and Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology =France: Keystone of Western Defense= By Edgar S. Furniss, Jr., Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University =The Problem of Internal Security in Great Britain, 1948-1953= By H. H. Wilson, Associate Professor of Politics, Princeton University and Harvey Glickman, Fellow, Harvard University =Germany: Dilemma for American Foreign Policy= By Otto Butz, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College =The Role of the Military in American Foreign Policy= By Burton M. Sapin, Research Assistant, Foreign Policy Analysis Project, Princeton University, and Richard C. Snyder, Associate Professor of Politics, Princeton University =Democratic Rights Versus Communist Activity= By Thomas I. Cook, Professor of Political Science, The Johns Hopkins University =The Social Background of Political Decision-Makers= By Donald R. Matthews, Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College =Readings in Game Theory and Political Behavior= By Martin Shubik, Research Associate, Economic Analysis Project, Princeton University =The American Vice-Presidency: New Look= By Irving G. Williams, Associate Professor and Chairman, Departments of History and Social Studies, St. John’s University =Contemporary International Law: A Balance Sheet= By Quincy Wright, Professor of International Law, University of Chicago =Modern Colonialism: Institutions and Policies=