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The Great Illusion

Name: The Great Illusion
Author: Norman Angell

by Norman Angell

A philosopher and M.P. argues that the financial and commercial interdependence of modern nations renders military conquest economically futile and traditional empire-building self-defeating.

Themes: Nonfiction

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Part I: The Economics of the Case

Part I

The Economics of the Case

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The Great Illusion