The Idea of a League of Nations (The original unabridged edition, Part 1 & 2): Part 1 & 2This carefully crafted ebook: "The Idea of a League of Nations (The original unabridged edition, Part 1 & 2)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. In his book The Idea of a League of Nations H. G. Wells argued that society had reached the stage where it needed world government and strongly supported the League of Nations that was established after the First World War. Wells also stressed that society needed to establish structures that ensured that the most intelligent gained power. Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells was now considered to be one of the world's most important political thinkers and during the 1920s and 30s he was in great demand as a contributor to newspapers and journals. |
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