Bibliographical Survey of Contemporary Sources for the Economic and Social History of the War - Couverture souple

Bulkley, Mildred Emily

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1146451598 ISBN 13 : 9781146451598

Editeur : Nabu Press, 2010

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the autumn of 1914 when the scientific study of the effects of war upon modern hfe passed suddenly from theory to history, the Division of Economics and History of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace proposed to adjust the programme of its researches to the new and altered problems which the War presented. The existing programme, which had been prepared as the result of a conference of economists held at Berne in 1911, and which dealt with the facts then at hand, had just begun to show the quahty of its contributions ;but for many reasons it could no longer be followed out. A plan was therefore drawn up at the request of the Director of the Division, in which it was proposed by means of an historical survey, to attempt to measure the economic cost of the Warand the displacement which it was causing in the processes of civilization. Such an Economic and Social History of the World War ,it was felt, if undertaken by men of judicial temper and adequate training, might ultimately, by reason of its scientific obligations to truth, furnish data for the forming of sound pubhc opinion, and thus contribute fundamentally toward the aims of an institution dedicated to the cause of international peace. The need for such an analysis, conceived and executed in the spirit of historical research, was increasingly obvious as the War developed, releasing complex forces of national Hfe not only for the vast process of destruction but also for the stimulation of new capacities for production. This new economic activity, which under normal conditions of peace might have been a gain to society, and the surprising capacity exhibited by the belligerent nations for enduring long and increasing loss often while presenting the outward semblance of new prosperity made necessary a reconsideration of the whole field of war economics. A double obligation was therefore placed
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nabu Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1146451598
• ISBN 13: 9781146451598
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 374
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible