Preface; Part I: Collapse of the Old Order 1. The Surprise of 1914 2. Down the Rapids; Part II: The Civilian Mind 1. The Spirit of the Herd 2. Vainglory and Credulity 3. The Hysteria of Intolerance 4. The Submergence of Personality; Part III: The Tragi-Comedy of War-Idealism 1. Idealism of the Politicians 2. Idealism of the Peoples 3. The Acid Test 4. The Roots of Idealism 5. The Vindication of Idealism 6. The Exploitation of Ideals; Part IV: The New Industrial Revolution 1. The Challenge to Property 2. The Liberation of Labour 3. Revolution by Consent; Part V: A New World 1. Changes of National Status 2. A Sham League of Nations 3. The Achievement of Democracy 4. Self-Determination and Federalism 5. The Mutability of Human Nature 6. Problems of the New World; Index
Biography
J.A. Hobson






