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Washington and the Riddle of Peace by H. G. WELLS read by Lee Smalley | Full Audio Book
Washington and the Riddle of Peace by H. G. WELLS (1866 - 1946)
Genre(s): Political Science
Read by: Lee Smalley in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Introduction, and The Immensity of the Issue and the Triviality of Men
00:24:03 - 02 - Armaments the Futility of Mere Limitation
00:41:17 - 03 - The Trail of Versailles Two Great Powers Are Silent and Absent
01:00:35 - 04 - The Unknown Soldier of the Great War
01:10:24 - 05 - The President at Arlington
01:20:45 - 06 - The First Meeting
01:30:40 - 07 - What Is Japan?
01:45:50 - 08 - China in the Background
01:58:07 - 09 - The Future of Japan
02:11:48 - 10 - 'Security'—the New and Beautiful Catchword
02:19:53 - 11 - France in the Limelight
02:33:06 - 12 - Thus Far
02:42:41 - 13 - The Larger Question behind the Conference
02:51:07 - 14 - The Real Threat to Civilization
03:02:17 - 15 - The Possible Breakdown of Civilization
03:11:35 - 16 - What of America?
03:23:42 - 17 - Ebb Tide at Washington
03:36:05 - 18 - America and Entangling Alliances
03:47:09 - 19 - An Association of Nations
03:58:39 - 20 - France and England—the Plain Facts of the Case
04:08:56 - 21 - A Reminder about War
04:22:11 - 22 - Some Stifled Voices
04:32:30 - 23 - India, the British Empire and the Association of Nations
04:44:04 - 24 - The Other End of Pennsylvania Avenue—the Sieve for Good Intentions
04:56:22 - 25 - Africa and the Association of Nations
05:06:02 - 26 - The Fourth Plenary Session
05:16:11 - 27 - About the War Debts
05:26:41 - 28 - The Foundation Stone and the Building
05:39:43 - 29 - What a Stably Organized World Peace Means For Mankind
As an observer at the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS held in 1921 and attended by the victorious nations of The Great War, the acclaimed author H. G. Wells wrote 29 short essays that were serialized in the New York World and other newspapers. This book is a collection of those essays. They are not a record or description of the Conference, but the impressions of one visitor. Wells noted that the failed League of Nations was the first American initiative toward an organized world peace, and in its absence 'the American mind has produced this second experiment, which has been tried with the loosest of constitutions and the most severely defined and limited of aims. Instead of a world constitution we have had a world conversation.' The essays relate 'one observer's conviction of how things can be done, and of how they need to be done, if our civilization is indeed to be rescued from the dangers that encompass it and set again upon the path of progress.' While history would not bear out all of Wells' various expressions of optimism and pessimism, his vision of world peace nevertheless remains relevant today. ( Lee Smalley)
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Genre(s): Political Science
Read by: Lee Smalley in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Introduction, and The Immensity of the Issue and the Triviality of Men
00:24:03 - 02 - Armaments the Futility of Mere Limitation
00:41:17 - 03 - The Trail of Versailles Two Great Powers Are Silent and Absent
01:00:35 - 04 - The Unknown Soldier of the Great War
01:10:24 - 05 - The President at Arlington
01:20:45 - 06 - The First Meeting
01:30:40 - 07 - What Is Japan?
01:45:50 - 08 - China in the Background
01:58:07 - 09 - The Future of Japan
02:11:48 - 10 - 'Security'—the New and Beautiful Catchword
02:19:53 - 11 - France in the Limelight
02:33:06 - 12 - Thus Far
02:42:41 - 13 - The Larger Question behind the Conference
02:51:07 - 14 - The Real Threat to Civilization
03:02:17 - 15 - The Possible Breakdown of Civilization
03:11:35 - 16 - What of America?
03:23:42 - 17 - Ebb Tide at Washington
03:36:05 - 18 - America and Entangling Alliances
03:47:09 - 19 - An Association of Nations
03:58:39 - 20 - France and England—the Plain Facts of the Case
04:08:56 - 21 - A Reminder about War
04:22:11 - 22 - Some Stifled Voices
04:32:30 - 23 - India, the British Empire and the Association of Nations
04:44:04 - 24 - The Other End of Pennsylvania Avenue—the Sieve for Good Intentions
04:56:22 - 25 - Africa and the Association of Nations
05:06:02 - 26 - The Fourth Plenary Session
05:16:11 - 27 - About the War Debts
05:26:41 - 28 - The Foundation Stone and the Building
05:39:43 - 29 - What a Stably Organized World Peace Means For Mankind
As an observer at the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS held in 1921 and attended by the victorious nations of The Great War, the acclaimed author H. G. Wells wrote 29 short essays that were serialized in the New York World and other newspapers. This book is a collection of those essays. They are not a record or description of the Conference, but the impressions of one visitor. Wells noted that the failed League of Nations was the first American initiative toward an organized world peace, and in its absence 'the American mind has produced this second experiment, which has been tried with the loosest of constitutions and the most severely defined and limited of aims. Instead of a world constitution we have had a world conversation.' The essays relate 'one observer's conviction of how things can be done, and of how they need to be done, if our civilization is indeed to be rescued from the dangers that encompass it and set again upon the path of progress.' While history would not bear out all of Wells' various expressions of optimism and pessimism, his vision of world peace nevertheless remains relevant today. ( Lee Smalley)
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00:24:01 - 02 - Chapter II
00:49:02 - 03 - Chapter III
01:14:25 - 04 - Chapter IV
01:39:46 - 05 - Chapter V
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