The Great Illusion - A Study of the Relation of Military Power To National AdvantageRead Books Ltd, 2011 M03 29 - 388 pages Originally published in 1912. Author: Norman Angel Language: English Keywords: Social Sciences Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
Contents
THE AXIOMS OF MODERN STATECRAFT | |
THE GREAT ILLUSION | |
THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF CONFISCATION | |
FOREIGN TRADE AND MILITARY POWER | |
THE INDEMNITY FUTILITY | |
HOW COLONIES ARE OWNED | |
THE FIGHT FOR THE PLACE IN THE SUN | |
PART II | |
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CASE FOR PEACE | |
UNCHANGING HUMAN NATURE | |
DO THE WARLIKE NATIONS INHERIT THE EARTH? | |
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESULTS | |
A FALSE ANALOGY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES | |
PART III | |
THE RELATION OF DEFENCE TO AGGRESSION | |
THE BEARING OF RECENT HISTORY | |
ARMAMENT BUT NOT ALONE ARMAMENT | |
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