Pernot is one of the ablest French writers on foreign countries. In his panoramic view of present-day Germany he discusses the new moral outlook and touches on social changes, financial evolution, educational development, political conditions, the problems of federalism and decentralization, foreign policy and commercial expansion. His remarks on the possibility of a Franco-German rapprochement are especially timely, and his suggestion that the rapprochement begin in the economic field appears sound.