Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The great illusion : a study of the relation of military power in nations to their economic and social advantage
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
William Heinemann
Place
Date
1910
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Part I : The economics of the case
Chapter I : Statement of the economic case for war
Chapter II : The axioms of modern statecraft
Chapter III : The great illusion
Chapter IV : The impossibility of confiscation
Chapter V : Foreign trade and military power
Chapter VI : The indemnity futility
Chapter VII : How colonies are owned
Part II : The human nature of the case
Chapter I : Outline of the case for war
Chapter II : Outline of the case for peace
Chapter III : Unchanging human nature
Chapter IV : Do the warlike nations inherit the earth?
Chapter V : The diminishing factor of physical force : psychological results
Chapter VI : The state as a person : a false analogy and its consequences
Part III : The practical outcome
Chapter I : Armament, but not alone armament
Chapter II : The relation of defence to aggression
Chapter III : Methods
Collection Type
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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