| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction; Part I; I Causes of the Present Chaos; II Inherent Tendencies of Industrialism; III Industrialism and Private Property; IV Interactions of Industrialism and Nationalism; V The Transition to Internationalism; VI Socialism in Undeveloped Countries; VII Socialism in Advanced Countries; Part II; VIII What Makes a Social System Good or Bad?; IX Moral Standards and Social Well-Being; X The Sources of Power; XI The Distribution of Power; XII Education |
| Summary |
The Prospects of Industrial Civilization provides a rare glimpse into areas of Russell's political thought which are often ignored. Written with Dora Black (who became Russell's second wife) on a trip to China in 1920, it is revealing both as a period piece and as a book for our times. Russell criticises his own age, and demonstrates how humanity perpetually struggles against the centralising forces of industrialism and nationalism. He views industrialism as a threat to human freedom, as it creates large populations which have to be subject to controls and he likens Bolshevik Russ |
| Notes |
Originally published in 1923. 2nd ed. originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1959 |
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Reprint of 2nd ed. with new introduction by Louis Greenspan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economic history -- 1918-
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Socialism.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic history
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Socialism
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Industriële maatschappij.
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Nationalisme.
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Wereldfederalisme.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Russell, Dora, 1894-1986.
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| ISBN |
9781317959434 |
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1317959434 |
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0203864719 |
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9780203864715 |
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