H. G. Wells and the World StateYale University Press, 1961 - 301 pages |
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... crisis in civilization , overwhelmed Wells ' congenital op- timism and ruined him as a literary artist . If the ... world disaster has shot to epidemic proportions in Western society since the first World War . Wells was carried along on ...
... crisis in civilization , overwhelmed Wells ' congenital op- timism and ruined him as a literary artist . If the ... world disaster has shot to epidemic proportions in Western society since the first World War . Wells was carried along on ...
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... world crisis itself , had to be met by a successful adaptive response . " Adapt or perish , " Wells wrote in 1939 , " that is and always has been the implacable law of life for all its children . " 32 At the bio- logical level , the ...
... world crisis itself , had to be met by a successful adaptive response . " Adapt or perish , " Wells wrote in 1939 , " that is and always has been the implacable law of life for all its children . " 32 At the bio- logical level , the ...
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... world synthesis , all a full generation or more younger , have obviously ... world civilization may also suggest that Wells was successful in teaching his ... crisis , the writing of world history , the movement for world government ...
... world synthesis , all a full generation or more younger , have obviously ... world civilization may also suggest that Wells was successful in teaching his ... crisis , the writing of world history , the movement for world government ...
Contents
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
The Prophetic Office | 12 |
Fundamental Assumptions | 60 |
Copyright | |
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