The Salvaging of Civilization

The Salvaging of Civilization: The Probable Future of Mankind is a non-fiction book by H. G. Wells which addresses the possibility of a future world state. It was published by The Macmillan Company of New York, for the first time in 1921.[1][2][3][4]

Wells drew on the experience of the Great War to propose a socialist world state brought about through education and the manipulation of popular opinion. He outlines a new codification of morality and a readjustment of education based on the interests of the state, rather than the individual.

Chapters

The table of contents is as follows: [5]

1. The Probable Future of Mankind
2. The Project of a World State
3. The Enlargement of Patriotism to a World State
4. The Bible of Civilization part I
5. The Bible of Civilization part II
6. The Schooling of the World
7. College, Newspaper and Book
8. The Envoy
9. Bibliography

References

1. Adams, J. Mckee (October 1, 1921). "Book Review: The Salvaging of Civilization: The Probable Future of Mankind". Review & Expositor. 18 (4): 486–488. doi:10.1177/003463732101800427.
2. Staff (August 1921). "Review: The Salvaging of Civilization by H. G. Wells". Advocate of Peace Through Justice. 8 (83): 319. JSTOR 20659809.
3. Staff (August 1921). "Review". The North American Review. 214 (789): 285-287 (3 pages). JSTOR 25120816.
4. Stewart, Herbert (August 6, 1921). "Book Reviews: The Probable Future of Mankind". The Weekly Review. 5 (117): 125–126. Free download
5. H.G. Wells (1921). "The Salvaging of Civilization". Project Gutenberg (October 29, 2010). Retrieved April 26, 2020. Full text available. See table of contents

External links

• The Salvaging of Civilization at Project Gutenberg. Full text available
• A scan of The Salvaging of Civilization at the Internet Archive Full text availalble
• The Salvaging of Civilisation on Goodreads
• Reed, John R. (Summer 1979). "The Future According to H.G. Wells". The North American Review. 264 (2): 53-56 (4 pages). JSTOR 25125698.