The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 15: Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China 1919-1922

by Rempel; Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780415094115
• ISBN10: 0415094119
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 15 assembles Russell's writings on his experiences of visiting and reflecting on Russia and China.Having emerged from the Great War determined to prevent another armed conflict, Russell became a champion of international socialism as the antidote to the destructive forces of nationalism and capitalism. His quest for international reconstruction led to two enduring experiences, his trip first to Bolshevik Russia in 1920 and then to divided China in 1920-21. These letters describe those experiences which confirmed his emergence as a popular commentator on contemporary political issues.The volume includes two unpublished papers on Russell's trip to Russia.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	xii
Introduction	xv
Acknowledgements	lxxxi
Chronology	lxxxv
Maps	cii
PART I. POST-WAR REALITIES
Intellectual Guidance for the Masses [1919]	3	(5)
The Biology of War [1919]	8	(5)
Dreams and Facts [1919]	13	(7)
Democracy and Efficiency [1919]	20	(4)
Philosophers and Rebels [1919]	24	(4)
Democracy and Direct Action [1919]	28	(9)
Philosophy and Virtue [1919]	37	(3)
The Noble Army of Philosophers [1919]	40	(4)
``The Biology of War'' [1919]	44	(2)
The Infancy of Socialism [1919]	46	(6)
New Powers and Old Frontiers [1919]	52	(7)
Taking Dr. Rabagliati to Task [1919]	59	(3)
The Triumph of Common Sense [1919]	62	(4)
Germany Before the War [1919]	66	(3)
An Englishman's China [1919]	69	(5)
Liberty and Law [1919]	74	(5)
Why I Am a Guildsman [1919]	79	(3)
Holy Russia [1919]	82	(4)
The Seamy Side of Revolution [1919]	86	(5)
The Philosopher King [1919]	91	(4)
How Great Men Are Expected to Feel [1919]	95	(3)
``The Same Door---'' [1919]	98	(4)
The Anatomy of Desire [1919]	102	(12)
Heroic Adventure in the Antarctic [1920]	114	(4)
Civilization and the Class Struggle [1920]	118	(4)
Feeble-Minded and Others [1920]	122	(4)
The God Demos [1920]	126	(4)
A Product of Environment [1920]	130	(4)
To Save an Innocent Man [1920]	134	(2)
Food and the Man [1920]	136	(3)
Religious Evolution [1920]	139	(4)
Socialism and Liberal Ideals [1920]	143	(16)
PART II. PILGRIMAGE TO RUSSIA: HOPES AND DISILLUSIONMENT
Journal of Trip to Russia [1920]	159	(12)
British Labour Delegation to Russia and the Illness of Mr. Clifford Allen [1920]	171	(3)
Impressions of Bolshevik Russia [1920]	174	(25)
Why Russia Endures Bolshevism [1920]	199	(3)
Industry in Undeveloped Countries [1920]	202	(11)
To the Editor of Shanghai Life [1920]	213	(3)
Bolshevism---Some Light on the Theory [1920]	216	(2)
The Uses of Education [1921]	218	(5)
The Prospects of Bolshevik Russia [1921]	223	(9)
Why I Support the Labour Party [1921]	232	(4)
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism [1921]	236	(2)
Communist Ideals [1921]	238	(4)
The Relief of the Russian Famine [1921]	242	(5)
PART III. CHINA AT THE CROSSROAS
First Impressions of China [1920]	247	(4)
The Happiness of China [1921]	251	(4)
To the Editor of The New Republic [1921]	255	(3)
Magdeleine Marx's Book on Woman [1921]	258	(2)
China's Road to Freedom [1921]	260	(8)
Capitalism in South China [1921]	268	(2)
Mr. Bertrand Russell and the Japanese Press [1921]	270	(2)
Ireland and Japan [1921]	272	(2)
Japan, U.S.A., and Us [1921]	274	(2)
China and the Powers [1921]	276	(4)
The Future of China [1921]	280	(4)
A Plea for China [1921]	284	(4)
China and Chinese Influence [1921]	288	(5)
The Problems of China [1921]	293	(4)
Is Chinese Independence Possible? [1921]	297	(4)
Sketches of Modern China [1921]	301	(11)
How Washington Could Help China [1921]	312	(4)
Reconstruction in China [1922]	316	(5)
China's Entanglements [1922]	321	(3)
``Tuchuns'', Not ``Teachers'' [1922]	324	(2)
As a European Radical Sees It [1922]	326	(9)
PART IV. THE DOMESTIC RADICAL
Hopes and Fears As Regards America [1922]	335	(9)
Communism and Society [1922]	344	(3)
Free Thought and Official Propaganda [1922]	347	(15)
The Prevention of War [1922]	362	(3)
Communism by Stages [1922]	365	(3)
The World and the War-Dragon [1922]	368	(3)
Chinese Problems [1922]	371	(6)
The Christian Warrior [1922]	377	(3)
Bring Us Peace [1922]	380	(3)
Motive in Industry: A Reply to Professor Einstein [1922]	383	(5)
Instinct and the Unconscious [1922]	388	(4)
Two Election Leaflets [1922]	392	(6)
To the Electors of Chelsea [1922]	393	(2)
Why Thinking People Vote Labour [1922]	395	(3)
What Is Morality? [1922]	398	(65)
APPENDICES
I Problem: To Produce in Two Nations a Mutual Will to War [1919]	405	(2)
II Declaration d'Independance de 1'Esprit [1919]	407	(4)
III Clarte [1920]	411	(3)
IV La Civilisation et la lutte des classes [1920]	414	(3)
V Letters from Russia [1920]	417	(5)
VI Cabinet Report [1920]	422	(4)
VII Letter from China [1920]	426	(2)
VIII The Essence and Effect of Religion [1921]	428	(6)
IX Science of Social Structure [1921]	434	(2)
X The Dream [1921]	436	(2)
XI Two Interviews on the Far East [1921]	438	(6)
XII National ``Hands Off Russia'' Committee [1921]	444	(4)
XIII Russell's ``Death'' in China [1921]	448	(2)
XIV Silesia: A Protest [1921]	450	(2)
XV Appeal for Inkpin [1922]	452	(4)
XVI ``No More War'' International Demonstrations [1922]	456	(3)
XVII Coalition Split Was a Sham [1922]	459	(2)
XVIII An Appeal to the Electors of Rushcliffe [1922]	461	(2)
Lost Papers	463	(4)
Annotation	467	(110)
Textual Notes	577	(50)
Bibliographical Index	627	(24)
General Index	651