“He is so anxious to convey an attitude of philosophic detachment that he sometimes writes in what is for him a rather stilted and commonplace style. Still, Mr Cole has after all an extremely acute and very well trained mind. His analysis of social theory is nothing if it is not acute.”
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“As far as he goes, the author is an independent thinker, and neither his knowledge of the labor movement nor his grasp of current social theories can be questioned. The critical and destructive part of his work is therefore fresh and highly suggestive. But both his admirers and his opponents will expect something more, some revolutionary and creative thought.” W: E. Walling
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COLE, GRENVILLE ARTHUR JAMES. Ireland the outpost. il *$2.50 Oxford 941.5
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“Mr Cole believes that ‘a realization of the physical structure of Ireland, and of her position as an outpost of Eurasia, may lead to a wider comprehension, not only of the land, but of its complex population.... If the presentation is a true one,’ he adds, ‘the nine sections should lead to one conclusion.’ This conclusion is anticipated in the first sentence of the book: ‘Nature allows no “self-determination” to any point on the surface of the globe.’ If the geology, flora, fauna, and ethnology of Ireland show that it is closely united to the British island, it should not seek to go off on its own politically.”—Nation
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“Professor Cole’s ‘Ireland the outpost,’ has a beauty of style rare even among those who make belles-lettres their profession. With the knowledge of a scientist the author combines the feeling of a poet, and an acquaintance with the contemporary poetry of his country.” N. J. O’C.