1st Edition

War and Democracy Essays on the Causes and Prevention of War

370 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1938, this book consists of a group of papers considering widely different subjects, but all bearing upon one social problem – the causation and prevention of war. The authors all occupy the same general political position, they are democratic socialists and active members of the Labour Party. The book falls into three rough divisions, although all the papers are... Read more

Prefatory Note.  Part 1  1. Personal Aggressiveness and War E.F.M. Durbin and John Bowlby  Appendix: An Examination of the Psychological and Anthropological Evidence  Part 2  2. War and Its Causes, 1815–1914 Ivor Thomas  3. Nationalism and Capitalism D.P.T. Jay  Part 3  4. Pacifism and Collective Security Robert B. Fraser  5. Collective Security and Dictatorship R.H.S. Crossman  6. Pacifism, Marxism, and Peace George Catlin.  Index.

Biography

E. F. M. Durbin, John Bowlby, Ivor Thomas, D. P. T. Jay, R.B. Fraser, R.H.S. Crossman, George Catlin