The Great Illusion
A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National AdvantageBy Norman Angell
Length9h 31m
About this audiobook
The Great Illusion is a work by Norman Angell. It attempts to provide an answer for one of the greatest problems in human history: War and the reasoning behind the need for it.
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GenrePolitics and Government
Length9 hrs 31 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
14THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CASE FOR WAR
2PREFACE
15THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CASE FOR PEACE
3SYNOPSIS
16UNCHANGING HUMAN NATURE
4PART II THE HUMAN NATURE AND MORALS OF THE CASE
17DO THE WARLIKE NATIONS INHERIT THE EARTH?
5PART III THE PRACTICAL OUTCOME
18THE DIMINISHING FACTOR OF PHYSICAL FORCE: PSYCHOLOGICAL RESULTS
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6STATEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR WAR
19THE STATE AS A PERSON: A FALSE ANALOGY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
7THE AXIOMS OF MODERN STATECRAFT
20THE RELATION OF DEFENCE TO AGGRESSION
8THE GREAT ILLUSION
21ARMAMENT, BUT NOT ALONE ARMAMENT
9THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF CONFISCATION
22IS THE POLITICAL REFORMATION POSSIBLE?
10FOREIGN TRADE AND MILITARY POWER
23METHODS
11THE INDEMNITY FUTILITY
24APPENDIX
12HOW COLONIES ARE OWNED
25ON RECENT EVENTS IN EUROPE
13THE FIGHT FOR "THE PLACE IN THE SUN"
26FOOTNOTES:
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