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Today and Tomorrow Volume 16 War and Politics

Callinicus: A Defence of Chemical Warfare Paris or the Future of War Janus or the Conquest of War Sinon or the Future of Politics Typhoeus or the Future of Socialism
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Today and Tomorrow Volume 16: War and Politics gathers incisive essays originally published in the 1920s and 1930s, exploring the scientific, psychological, political, and social dimensions of war and its future. J B S Haldane offers a provocative Defence of Chemical Warfare, evaluating chemical weapons from a bio-chemical standpoint and anticipating their role in future conflicts. B H Liddell Hart examines the causes and evolution of war, focusing on new military technologies and the concept of "New Model Armies". William McDougall provides a psychological inquiry into the roots and prevention of war, discussing institutions such as the League of Nations and proposals for international air forces. Edgar Ansel Mowrer analyses the future of politics both nationally and internationally, while Arthur Shadwell offers a concise illumination of socialism’s political and economic prospects.
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Analyzes the causes and future of war, the use of chemical weapons in war and the role of politics for international relations. This title includes: "A Defence of Chemical Warfare", "Paris or the Future of War", "Janus or the Conquest of War", and "Typhoeus or the Future of Socialism".

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Today and Tomorrow Volume 16 War and Politics by Liddell Hart Haldane is an enlightening collection of essays originally published in the 1920s and 1930s, offering a keen insight into the interplay of war and politics through various perspectives.

A Defence of Chemical Warfare

By J B S Haldane

Originally published in 1925

"Mr Haldane’s brilliant study." Times Leading Article

"A book to be read by every intelligent adult." Spectator

This volume discusses the use of chemical weapons during the Second World War from the scientific viewpoint of the eminent bio-chemist, J B S Haldane, and attempts to predict their use in conflicts of the future.

84 pages

Paris or the Future of War

By B H Liddell Hart

Originally published in 1925

"…a gem of close-thinking and deduction." Observer

Liddell Hart, one of the twentieth century’s most respected military historians, analyses the causes and future of war. He examines air, naval, and army weapon developments, and the evolution of "New Model Armies".

84 pages

Janus: The Conquest of War

A Psychological Inquiry

By William McDougall

Originally published in 1927

"Among all the volumes in this series, none, I think, is so weighty and impressive as this…" Evening Standard

This volume covers lessons from the Great War, causes of war, preventives of war, the League to Enforce Peace, and the International Air Force as a prevention of war.

132 pages

Sinon

Or the Future of Politics

By Edgar Ansel Mowrer

Originally published in 1930

This volume offers a striking analysis of politics and their future from both a national and international standpoint.

86 pages

Typhoeus

Or the Future of Socialism

By Arthur Shadwell

Originally published in 1929

"Invaluable, a miracle of compression and illumination." Yorkshire Post

This volume provides an analysis of the aims and prospects of Socialism, examining both its political and economic aspects.

112 pages

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415463379

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 April 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 1140g

Pages: 528

About the Author

J.B.S Haldane, B.H. Liddell Hart, William McDougall, Edgar Ansel Mowrer, Arthur Shadwell

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