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In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace
by H. G. Wells
Chapter 1 of 14 Preface
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Running time 4 h 22 min
Language English
Read by John Schuurman
Chapters
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PrefaceJohn Schuurman
11:18
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I. The Way to Concrete RealizationJohn Schuurman
21:39
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II. The League Must Be RepresentativeJohn Schuurman
19:36
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III. The Necessary Powers of the LeagueJohn Schuurman
22:17
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IV. The Labour View of Middle AfricaJohn Schuurman
16:10
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V-a. Getting the League Idea Clear in Relation to ImperialismJohn Schuurman
11:34
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V-b. Getting the League Idea Clear in Relation to ImperialismJohn Schuurman
17:22
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V-c. Getting the League Idea Clear in Relation to ImperialismJohn Schuurman
20:01
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VI. The War Aims of the Western AlliesJohn Schuurman
7:34
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VII. The Future of MonarchyJohn Schuurman
20:36
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VIII. The Plain Necessity for a LeagueJohn Schuurman
24:47
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IX. DemocracyJohn Schuurman
30:14
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X. The Recent struggle for Proportional Representation in Great BritainJohn Schuurman
26:30
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XI. The Study and Propaganda of DemocracyJohn Schuurman
12:11
About this recording
In the Fourth Year is a collection H.G. Wells assembled in the spring of 1918 from essays he had recently published discussing the problem of establishing lasting peace when World War I ended. It is mostly devoted to plans for the League of Nations and the discussion of post-war politics. Summary by jfschuurman.