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100 1 _aWells, H. G.
_q(Herbert George),
_d1866-1946
245 1 0 _aWhat is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-02-01
505 0 _aForecasting the future -- The end of the war -- Nations in liquidation -- Braintree, Bocking and the future of the world -- How far will Europe go towards socialism? -- Lawyer and press -- The new education -- What the war is doing for women -- The new map of Europe -- The United States, France, Britain, and Russia -- "The white man's burthen" -- The outlook for the Germans.
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"What is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War" by H. G. Wells is a thoughtful analytical work written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War I. This book seeks to predict and explore the societal, political, and technological repercussions that may unfold in the years following the conflict, engaging with themes such as the quest for world peace and the economic reconstruction of nations. The author presents himself as a prophet of sorts, using his reputable background in science and sociology to make educated guesses about the future trajectory of humanity. At the start of the book, Wells lays the groundwork for his forecasts, contemplating the nature of prophecy itself and emphasizing the importance of scientific reasoning in predicting societal change. He reflects on the mental and material tolls of the ongoing war, asserting that the primary obstacles to peace will arise from the very structures that individuals and nations uphold. The opening portion highlights the complexities of human nature in the desire for peace, the failures of past international relations, and the necessity for a new world order that transcends national boundaries. Wells sketches a landscape marked by the anticipation of exhausting warfare and a chaotic socio-political environment, compelling readers to consider how a reshaped world might emerge from the ashes of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918
653 _aWorld politics
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11289
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