| Mankind in The Making Contributor(s): Books, Only (Editor), Wells, H. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535265132 ISBN-13: 9781535265133 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Social - Political Science | Commentary & Opinion - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.44 lbs) 142 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mankind in the Making (1903) is H.G. Wells's sequel to Anticipations (1901). Mankind in the Making analyzes the "process" of "man's making," i.e. "the great complex of circumstances which mould the vague possibilities of the average child into the reality of the citizen of the modern state." Taking an aggressive tone in criticizing many aspects of contemporary institutions, Wells proposed a doctrine he called "New Republicanism," which "tests all things by their effect upon the evolution of man."Wells proposes to "provide the first tentatives of a political doctrine that shall be equally available for application in the British Empire and the United States." He notes an "especial indebtedness to my friend, Mr. Graham Wallas |