EDIE, LIONEL D., ed. Current social and industrial forces; introd. by James Harvey Robinson. *$2.50 Boni & Liveright 330
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“Essays from a number of radical and liberal English and American writers, which reveal the fundamental causes of unrest and propose some plans of action. Some of the authors represented are: Veblen, Sidney Webb, Meyer Bloomfield, J. A. Hobson, J. Laurence Laughlin, Bertrand Russell, Helen Marot, Emil Vandervelde, Walter Lippmann, Norman Angell, H. G. Wells and John Dewey. There are also numerous reports from various commissions of both the British and American governments and of organizations of employers and workers.” (Booklist) “The book grew out of the compiler’s need for a textbook in his courses on current historical forces at Colgate university. The selections are grouped under the headings: Forces of disturbance, Potentialities of production, The price system, The direction of industry, The funds of reorganization, The power and policy of organized labor, Proposed plans of action, Industrial doctrines in defense of the status quo, and The possibilities of social service.” (Survey)
Am Econ R 10:571 S ’20 70w
Reviewed by R. F. Clark
+ Am J Soc 26:367 N ’20 240w
“Should be very valuable to the student and to the more thoughtful reader.”
+ Booklist 16:261 My ’20 + − Cath World 111:681 Ag ’20 420w
“The excerpts and reprints are skilfully grouped, so that the reader—for the book can be read as well as consulted—can grasp the material handily. The selections are made without prejudice.”