The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National AdvantageAngell, Norman
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The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage
Angell, Norman
Commercial policy; Disarmament; Imperialism; War; War, Cost of
_Spectator_ on position of, if attacked by Britain, 347;
Mr. Blatchford on reasons for attack by, 349;
Sir E.C. Cox on British policy with regard to, 351;
Anglo-German banquets, futility of, towards mutual
understanding, 375
Giffen, Sir Robert, on cost of Franco-German War, 88, 93, 94
Goltz, von der, 178-179
"Great Illusion, The," history of, 365-366
Grey, Sir Edward, 358
Grubb, Mr. Edward, 7
Hague Conferences, cause of failures of, 368
Hamburg, annexation of, by Britain and probable result, 61-62
Harrison, Mr. Frederic:
quoted on effect of Germany's predominance in military power, 6;
quoted on naval defence and effect of invasion by Germany, 26-27;
theories challenged, 28-33
Holland: economic security of, on invasion, 42-43;
the case of the Hollander if Germany "owned" Holland, 44;
greatness of, compared to Prussia, 255
Holy Sepulchre, fights between Infidels and Christians for, 206
Honour: Mr. Roosevelt on national, 202;
consideration of general question of, 202-204
Human nature: alleged unchangeability of, 198-200;
changes of manifestations in, 200, 201, 219, 220, 221, 361, 362-363
Hyndman, Mr. H.M., 308
Ideas, rationalization of, 367
Indemnity; Sir R. Giffen quoted on, from Franco-German War, 91;
cost of same considered in detail, 88-91;
practical difficulties of, 90-92;
doubtful advantage of, to conqueror, 100-104;
problems of, not sufficiently studied, 105
Individual, false analogy between nation and, 193, 297-301
Industrialism, cruelties of, 9, 10
Industry, relation of, to finance, 54-56
_L'Information_, 56
Intercommunication of States, 193-194
Interdependence: plea of, against war, 30-31;
theory of, explained, 34-35;
development of, 54-55;
evolution of, 76-77;
diminution of physical force owing to, 277-279;
the vital necessity of, 379
International politics, obsolete conception of,
Admiral Mahan on elements of, 170, 171, 172
Investment. _See_ Finance
James I. of Scotland, 208
James, Professor William, 165, 294
Japan, position of, as "owner" of Korea, 86
Johnston, Sir Harry H., 150
Kidd, Benjamin, 17, 18
Kingsley, Charles, 165
Kitchener, Lord, 200;
W.H. Steevens' description of, 282
Korea, position of Japan as "owner" of, 86
Koster, Admiral von, 20, 21
Kotze scandal, the, and "rottenness" of German civilization,
_Times_ on, 252
Kropotkin, Prince, 218
Labour: division of, explained from point of view of conquest, 53;
in the modern world, 66
Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, 113
Lavisse, 96
Law of Acceleration. _See_ Acceleration, Law of
Law, natural, of man in relation to strife, 185
Lea, General Homer, 161, 212, 213, 234, 282
Lecky, 206, 210, 278, 377
Limborch, 208
Loti, Pierre, 242
Lucas, Sir C.P., 111
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