Herbert Hoover and Hugh Gibson. First edition (stated). Dust Jacket: Very Good. A clipped jacket, but not price clipped. Has original price $2.00 still intact on inside flap. Has chipping on top/bottom of spine. Hardcover: Very Good. New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1942. Light blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Has foxing on both front/back flyleaf pages. No writing or markings in the book, 295 pp.
Starting out from the proposition that seven dynamic forces — ideologies, economic pressures, nationalism, imperialism, militarism, the emotional elements of fear, hatred, and revenge, and the will to peace — have largely shaped the history of the world, the authors trace the influence of these forces from the American and French Revolutions to the present time. The authors discuss at length the many types of schemes for the maintenance of international order and peace." (Atlantic Magazine).
The book was published 9 years after Hoover served as the 31st President (1929-1933). Mr. Gibson was a veteran career diplomat who was associated with Mr. Hoover in relief work and represented the United States at many international conferences.
