Ⅰ．THE PROBLEM OF NATION BUILDING

Chapter 1．The Human Dimension of Nation Building

Chapter 2．The Nature of Transitional Politics：An Analytical Model

Chapter 3．Analytical Approaches to Nation Building

Ⅱ．THE TRADITIONAL ORDER AND THE VARIETIES OF CHANGE

Chapter 4．Introducing Burma

Chapter 5．Traditional Forms and Practices

Chapter 6．The Sovereignty of Politics in Impeding Development

Chapter 7．New Structures and the Clash of new Political Roles

Ⅲ．THE POLITICAL CULTURE：THE SPIRIT AND CALCULATIONS OF BURMESE POLITICS

Chapter 8．The Political Culture and Transitional Societies

Chapter 9．The Imperfect Communications of Politics

Chapter 10．The Contradictions of Politics

Chapter 11．Sentiments about Power and Action

Chapter 12．The Perceptions and Judgments of Burmese Politics

Ⅳ．THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS

Chapter 13．A Note on the Burmese Family

Chapter 14．A Sense for Order and the Idea of Purposeful Action

Ⅴ．POLITICAL ACCULTURATION AND REACTIONS TO CHANGES IN INDENTITY

Chapter 15．The Costs of Political Acculturation：The Administrator

Chapter 16．Profiles of Administrators：Sketches in Acculturation

Chapter 17．The Politicians＇ Search for Identity

Chapter 18．Profiles of Politicians：Further Sketches in Acculturation

Ⅵ．EPILOGUE

Chapter 19．The Prospects for Nation Building

Index