ABSTRACT

This book was first published in 1938, and it was regarded as a tract for the times—an impression which its title and its note of tension reinforced. In this new edition the author extends the analysis to the events of the intervening years.

chapter Chapter One|24 pages

Lament for the Liberal

chapter Chapter Two|34 pages

Civilization is a Death Dance

chapter Chapter Three|26 pages

The Left in Retreat

chapter Chapter Four|20 pages

Democracy: Mask and Face

chapter Chapter Five|30 pages

Majorities and Minorities

chapter Chapter Six|32 pages

Planning as an Imperative

chapter Chapter Seven|38 pages

The Career of the Crisis State

chapter Chapter Eight|34 pages

Power is What You Make it

chapter Chapter Nine|13 pages

Humanism for the Millions