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...this extraordinary thoughtful little essay, Mr. Brane holds that in constructing a "political science" several fundamental preliminary steps are necessary: the scope of the field of inquiry must be delimited, a "unifying concept" based on the simplest and most universal phenomenon observed within the field must be agreed on, and a "sequential" relationship among the manifold data must be established...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Bookshelf | 1/25/1935 | See Source »

...political institutions in the west. "Politics" not only belong to universal history, but also are involved in human relations which have little or nothing to do with the structure of government. What, then, is the essential, pervasive, irreducible characteristic in this thing we call "politics"--the unifying concept? Mr. Brane says it is social control--the control of power exercised by man over man. Few will quarrel with this choice in general, although some doubt whether "power" adequately expresses the "political" relations of men, and all will readily admit that since it is a phenomenon perceptible not in itself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Bookshelf | 1/25/1935 | See Source »

UNIVERSITY HARVARD COLUMBIA Foil Kerlin Marson Hurd Roth Yatsevitch Celeste McGowan Epee Moran Driscoll Beard, Jr. Skrobisch Dyer abre Lawson Craf Walker, Jr. Brane FRESHMAN HARVARD ANDOVER Ackerman Macomber Miller Snellings Hanan Lowe Holden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MINOR AND FRESHMAN SPORTS | 2/27/1932 | See Source »

Comparatively peaceful, comparatively uneventful were the week's developments on the Riffian front in Morocco. The French, having two weeks ago cleaned up the country of the Tsoul tribe which a few weeks before deserted them for Abd-el-Krim, last week turned to an attack on the Brane tribe which had similarly changed sides. The Branes are better warriors and were tracked up in their defense by groups of Riff regulars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: In Morocco | 9/7/1925 | See Source »

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