H. G. Wells and the World StateYale University Press, 1961 - 301 pages |
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... written over a period of fifty years . Most of these books were not , to say the very least , written for posterity ; they are often loosely reasoned , carelessly constructed , and intellec- tually slippery and shallow , so that any ...
... written over a period of fifty years . Most of these books were not , to say the very least , written for posterity ; they are often loosely reasoned , carelessly constructed , and intellec- tually slippery and shallow , so that any ...
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... written to adjust the thinking of their readers to the world perspectives of the postwar era and make the idea of a planned world order seem to grow nat- urally and necessarily out of the facts of biology , history , and the social ...
... written to adjust the thinking of their readers to the world perspectives of the postwar era and make the idea of a planned world order seem to grow nat- urally and necessarily out of the facts of biology , history , and the social ...
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... written by professional biologists , proved more useful as a source of information than The Outline of History . The Work , Wealth and Hap- piness of Mankind fell short of both its predecessors in most respects , but it was also the ...
... written by professional biologists , proved more useful as a source of information than The Outline of History . The Work , Wealth and Hap- piness of Mankind fell short of both its predecessors in most respects , but it was also the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
The Prophetic Office | 12 |
Fundamental Assumptions | 60 |
Copyright | |
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