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In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace

Gelesen von John Schuurman

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In the Fourth Year is a collection H.G. Wells assembled in the spring of 1918 from essays he had recently published discussing the problem of establishing lasting peace when World War I ended. It is mostly devoted to plans for the League of Nations and the discussion of post-war politics. Summary by jfschuurman. (4 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Preface

11:18

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I. The Way to Concrete Realization

21:39

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II. The League Must Be Representative

19:36

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III. The Necessary Powers of the League

22:17

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IV. The Labour View of Middle Africa

16:10

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V-a. Getting the League Idea Clear in Relation to Imperialism

11:34

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V-b. Getting the League Idea Clear in Relation to Imperialism

17:22

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V-c. Getting the League Idea Clear in Relation to Imperialism

20:01

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VI. The War Aims of the Western Allies

7:34

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VII. The Future of Monarchy

20:36

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VIII. The Plain Necessity for a League

24:47

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IX. Democracy

30:14

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X. The Recent struggle for Proportional Representation in Great Britain

26:30

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XI. The Study and Propaganda of Democracy

12:11

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