Title: The psychology of the great war /
Authors: Le Bon, Gustave, 1841-1931.; Andrews, E.; Andrews, E.,
Publisher: Macmillan,
Year: 1916
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918.
Contents: Bk.1. Psychological principles necessary for the interpretation of the present work. Introduction : psychological study of this war -- The affective, collective, and mystic forces, and the part they play in the life of nations -- The variations of personality -- Bk.2. Germany's evolution in modern times. The rise and development of German power -- The state according to the conceptions of the German philosophers. Their interpretation of history -- The economic evolution of Germany -- The modern German mentality -- Bk.3. The remote causes of the war. The economic and political causes of the war -- Race-hatreds -- Germany's aggressive attitude. The idea of revanche -- The part played by mystic influences in the genesis of the war. The hegemony ideal -- Bk.4. The immediate causes of the war. The Austrian ultimatum and the week of diplomatic conversations -- England's original antipathy to the war -- Development of feeling in England --^