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The Great Illusion

Politics and Government

The Great Illusion

A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National AdvantageBy Norman Angell

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The Great Illusion

Length9h 31m

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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.

World War Political Intrigue War & Battle Rebellion

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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 &quot;THE PLACE IN THE SUN&quot;

26FOOTNOTES:

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