H. G. Wells and the World StateYale University Press, 1961 - 301 pages |
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Page 55
... especially after 1920 , he discovered that what was , generally speaking , a civilization - wide " collapse " might also and perhaps more accurately be represented as a disastrous disruption of social equilibrium . More than simply ...
... especially after 1920 , he discovered that what was , generally speaking , a civilization - wide " collapse " might also and perhaps more accurately be represented as a disastrous disruption of social equilibrium . More than simply ...
Page 82
... especially busy and bright , he very nearly joined the ranks of the believers in inevitable prog- ress . His hopes ran highest in Anticipations and The Dis- covery of the Future , both published in 1902. But with these few doubtful ...
... especially busy and bright , he very nearly joined the ranks of the believers in inevitable prog- ress . His hopes ran highest in Anticipations and The Dis- covery of the Future , both published in 1902. But with these few doubtful ...
Page 124
... especially after 1919 , Wells also assumed that the idea of a planned world commonwealth would have to become the dominant theme in modern education , to the same extent that Marxism in- formed communist education or the teaching of the ...
... especially after 1919 , Wells also assumed that the idea of a planned world commonwealth would have to become the dominant theme in modern education , to the same extent that Marxism in- formed communist education or the teaching of the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
The Prophetic Office | 12 |
Fundamental Assumptions | 60 |
Copyright | |
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