The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage

Norman Angell

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913 - War - 416 pages

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User Review  - Tommy - Goodreads

Angell makes some interesting points in this book. His description of the dynamics of the economy and how military conquering and economic restriction benefits no one, including the person who ...

Review: The Great Illusion

User Review  - André - Goodreads

The Great Illusion, also known as Europe's Optical Illusion, is one of the seminal texts of the idealist/liberal school of thought in the discipline of International Relations - which, incidentally ...

Contents

• STATEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR: 3
• CHAPTER II: 14
• CHAPTER III: 28
• CHAPTER IV: 50
• CHAPTER V: 68
• THE INDEMNITY FUTILITY: 88
• CHAPTER VII: 107
• CHAPTER VIII: 131
• CHAPTER I: 155
• CHAPTER II: 168
• CHAPTER III: 198
• CHAPTER IV: 222
• CHAPTER V: 245
• A FALSE ANALOGY AND: 296
• CHAPTER I: 329
• CHAPTER II: 341
• CHAPTER III: 353
• Relative failure of Hague Conferences and the cause: 368

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage
• Author: Norman Angell
• Edition: 4
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: May 3, 2007
• Length: 416 pages