The Shape of Things to Come by H. G. Wells (Illustrated)
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The Shape of Things to Come by H. G. Wells (Illustrated)

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The Shape of Things to Come by H. G. Wells (Illustrated)

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This eBook features the unabridged text of 'The Shape of Things to Come' from the bestselling edition of 'The Complete Works of H. G. Wells'.

Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Wells includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.

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Publisher
Delphi Classics (Parts Edition)
Year
2017
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781786565983
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. H. G. WELLS
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. H. G. Wells: Parts Edition
  5. Parts Edition Contents
  6. The Shape of Things to Come
  7. CONTENTS
  8. INTRODUCTION: THE DREAM BOOK OF DR. PHILIP RAVEN
  9. BOOK THE FIRST TODAY AND TOMORROW: THE AGE OF FRUSTRATION DAWNS
  10. 1. - A CHRONOLOGICAL NOTE
  11. 2. - HOW THE IDEA AND HOPE OF THE MODERN WORLD STATE FIRST APPEARED
  12. 3. - THE ACCUMULATING DISPROPORTIONS OF THE OLD ORDER
  13. 4. - EARLY ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND AND DEAL WITH THESE DISPROPORTIONS; THE CRITICISMS OF KARL MARX AND HENRY GEORGE
  14. 5. - THE WAY IN WHICH COMPETITION AND MONETARY INEFFICIENCY STRAINED THE OLD ORDER
  15. 6. - THE PARADOX OF OVER-PRODUCTION AND ITS RELATION TO WAR
  16. 7. - THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918
  17. 8. - THE IMPULSE TO ABOLISH WAR; THE EPISODE OF THE FORD PEACE SHIP
  18. 9. - THE DIRECT ACTION OF THE ARMAMENT INDUSTRIES IN MAINTAINING WAR STRESSES
  19. 10. - VERSAILLES: SEED BED OF DISASTERS
  20. 11. - THE IMPULSE TO ABOLISH WAR: WHY THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FAILED TO PACIFY THE WORLD
  21. 12. - THE BREAKDOWN OF “FINANCE” AND SOCIAL MORALE AFTER VERSAILLES
  22. 13. - 1933: “PROGRESS” COMES TO A HALT
  23. BOOK THE SECOND THE DAYS AFTER TOMORROW: THE AGE OF FRUSTRATION
  24. 1. - THE LONDON CONFERENCE: THE CROWNING FAILURE OF THE OLD GOVERNMENTS; THE SPREAD OF DICTATORSHIPS AND FASCISMS
  25. 2. - THE SLOUGHING OF THE OLD EDUCATIONAL TRADITION
  26. 3. - DISINTEGRATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION IN THE SOCIAL MAGMA; THE GANGSTER AND MILITANT POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
  27. 4. - CHANGES IN WAR PRACTICE AFTER THE WORLD WAR
  28. 5. - THE FADING VISION OF A WORLD PAX: JAPAN REVERTS TO WARFARE
  29. 6. - THE WESTERN GRIP ON ASIA RELAXES
  30. 7. - THE MODERN STATE AND GERMANY
  31. 8. - A NOTE ON HATE AND CRUELTY
  32. 9. - THE LAST WAR CYCLONE, 1940-50
  33. 10. - THE RAID OF THE GERMS
  34. 11. - EUROPE IN 1960
  35. 12. - AMERICA IN LIQUIDATION
  36. BOOK THE THIRD THE WORLD RENASCENCE: THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN STATE
  37. 1. - THE PLAN OF THE MODERN STATE IS WORKED OUT
  38. 2. - THOUGHT AND ACTION: THE NEW MODEL OF REVOLUTION
  39. 3. - THE TECHNICAL REVOLUTIONARY
  40. 4. - PROPHETS, PIONEERS, FANATICS AND MURDERED MEN
  41. 5. - THE FIRST CONFERENCE AT BASRA: 1965
  42. 6. - THE GROWTH OF RESISTANCE TO THE SEA AND AIR-WAYS CONTROL
  43. 7. - INTELLECTUAL ANTAGONISM TO THE MODERN STATE
  44. 8. - THE SECOND CONFERENCE AT BASRA, 1978
  45. 9.- “THREE COURSES OF ACTION”
  46. 10. - THE LIFE-TIME PLAN
  47. 11. - THE REAL STRUGGLE FOR GOVERNMENT BEGINS
  48. BOOK THE FOURTH THE MODERN STATE MILITANT
  49. 1. - GAP IN THE TEXT
  50. 2. - MELODRAMATIC INTERLUDE
  51. 3. - FUTILE INSURRECTION
  52. 4. - THE SCHOOLING OF MANKIND
  53. 5. - THE TEXT RESUMES: THE TYRANNY OF THE SECOND COUNCIL
  54. 6. - AESTHETIC FRUSTRATION: THE NOTE-BOOKS OF ARISTON THEOTOCOPULOS
  55. 7. - THE DECLARATION OF MÉGÈVE
  56. BOOK THE FIFTH THE MODERN STATE IN CONTROL OF LIFE
  57. 1. - MONDAY MORNING IN THE CREATION OF A NEW WORLD
  58. 2. - KEYING UP THE PLANET
  59. 3. - GEOGONIC PLANNING
  60. 4. - CHANGES IN THE CONTROL OF BEHAVIOUR
  61. 5. - ORGANIZATION OF PLENTY
  62. 6. - THE AVERAGE MAN GROWS OLDER AND WISER
  63. 7. - LANGUAGE AND MENTAL GROWTH
  64. 8. - SUBLIMATION OF INTEREST
  65. 9. - A NEW PHASE IN THE HISTORY OF LIFE
  66. The Delphi Classics Catalogue

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