The Open Conspiracy

by H. G. Wells

Overview

This volume contains H. G. Wells's 1928 work, "The Open Conspiracy: Blue Prints for a World Revolution". Wells describes the book as a “scheme to thrust forward and establish a human control over the destinies of life and liberate it from its present dangers, uncertainties and miseries." The text suggests that, thanks to scientific advancement, a world "politically, socially and economically unified" is being established by educated and influential people which could be the foundation of "a world revolution aiming at universal peace.” This fascinating and thought-provoking treatise will appeal to those with an interest in utopian literature, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Wells’s work. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a seminal English writer whose notable works include "The War of the Worlds" (1897) and "The Time Machine" (1895). Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473394155
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	02/16/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	129
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

W. WARREN WAGAR is the Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at Binghamton University, and a Vice President of the H.G. Wells Society./e He is the author of several books on Wells.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England

Table of Contents

Part 1	The First Futurist
1.	The Book of the Century?	3
2.	H.G. Wells and Futures Studies	4
3.	The World Commonweal	7
Part 2	What Are We To Do with Our Lives?
1.	The Text	11
2.	The World Crisis and Modern Religion	12
3.	Management, Not Government	13
4.	Resistances	15
5.	Strategies and Tactics	17
6.	A Critical Assessment: Negative	19
7.	A Critical Assessment: Positive	26
Part 3	The Open Conspiracy Since Wells
1.	The Post-Wellsian Generation, 1946-1970	31
2.	From 1970 to the End of the Century	33
3.	The Idea of a World Party	37
4.	Prospects	39
	Endnotes	41
	The Open Conspiracy	45
	Index	137