SECTION FOUR

In this section are described all the ' main'
currents' of modern life. Chapter XXII
deals with the contributions of Monarchy to
the progress of the world as well as its evils.
Chapter XXIII describes how the fall of the
Old Order was brought about by breaking
The Spell of Grand Monarchy. Chapter
XXIV contains the story of The Making
of Modern Europe, particularly in the politi-
cal field. The culmination of the national
and economic developments in The Expan-
sion of Europe overseas is dealt with in
Chapter XXV ; while the Awakening of the
East which was the inevitable result of the
intrusion of the West is described in
Chapter XXVI. The complex resultant of
the modern trends in The World To-day is
the subject of Chapter XXVII ; and some
philosophic reflections on the entire histori-
cal process, as described in all previous chap-
ters, are contained in Chapter XXVIII which
deals with the Past, Present) and future.