“Popular but scholarly chapters on Egyptian history and mythology.”
+ Nation. 82: 33. Ja. 18, ’06. 270w.
Dunning, William Archibald. History of political theories from Luther to Montesquieu. **$2.50. Macmillan.
“The history of political theories has exceptional interest, and the recent English literature devoted to it, already comprising a considerable number of volumes, includes no work more noteworthy than that of Professor Dunning.” Alfred H. Lloyd.
+ + + Am. Hist. R. 11: 368. Ja. ’06. 1660w.
“If I were to venture to name the distinguishing excellence of this volume, I should say that it is the fine sense of proportion that guides the author in the distribution and arrangement of his ponderous material.” I. A. Loos.
+ + + Am. J. Soc. 11: 575. Ja. ’06. 740w.
“For one who desires a general survey of the ideas of political writers of the period, the book will fill a long-felt want, but there is a decided lack of critical analysis, which, to the student of political institutions, leaves much to be desired.” Ward W. Pierson.
+ – Ann. Am. Acad. 27: 428. Mr. ’06. 860w.
“For a bird’s-eye view of the subject it could scarcely be surpassed.”