Living the great illusion : Sir Norman Angell, 1872-1967 / Martin Ceadel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ceadel, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Angell, Norman, 1874-1967.

Angell, Norman.

International relations.

Internationalists--Great Britain--Biography.

Internationalists.

Nobel Prize winners--Biography.

Nobel Prize winners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sir Norman Angell, pioneer both of international relations as a distinct discipline and of the theory of globalization, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and one of the twentieth century's leading internationalist campaigners on both sides of the Atlantic, lived the great illusion in three senses. First, his 'life job', as he came to call it, was founded upon and defined by The Great Illusion, a best-seller whose original version appeared in 1909: it perceptively showed howeconomic interdependence would prevent great powers profiting from war; yet it made other, less felicitous, claims from who

Contents:

Contents; List of Photos; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Living the Great Illusion; 2. Conforming, Rebelling: December 1872 - December 1891; 3. Experiencing Misfortune, Diagnosing Patriotism: December 1891 - July 1904; 4. Serving Northcliffe, Inventing International Polity: July 1904 - July 1914; 5. Attempting Neutrality, Achieving Notoriety: July-December 1914; 6. Engaging America, Defying Militarism: 1915-18; 7. Exploring Politics, Enjoying Rehabilitation: 1919-31; 8. Leading the LNU, Caballing with Churchill: January 1932 - September 1939

9. Making Propaganda, Leaving a Legacy: September 1939 - October 196710. Conclusion: Cowboy as Dialectician; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-282-36598-3

9786612365980

0-19-157071-0

OCLC:

496961575