The Prospects of Civilization. (Oxford Pamphlets on World Affairs, # 1). by Zimmern, Alfred - 1939

Oxford, UK.: Clarendon Press.. Very Good+. 1939. Softcover. 12mo - 18 x 12 cm.; 32 pp. Green and black wrappers with reverse colour lettering in a saddle stapled binding. This series of pamphlets are short accounts of international topics, current at the time of publication, written by experts in their fields. This one considers the "factors that have destroyed internationalism in the modern period, the necessity for applying moral standards to political relations, and the problem of adjusting the social and political habits and traditions of mankind to the conditions of the modern world." (Zimmern, a utopian and idealist, was the first to use the term "the welfare state".) Sticker scar on the top fore corner of the front. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced after it is ordered. .