Ordeal of this Generation

Gilbert Murray (1866–1957) was a classical scholar, peace activist, and prominent humanist. As well as a distinguished classical scholar, he was an original and active member of the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, founded in 1942, which later became Oxfam. He was deeply affected by the First World War, and after it he became one of the leading figures in promoting world peace through the League of Nations.

• Preface. 1. Peace and Strife as Elements in Life: The Ideal of “Unhindered Activity” 2. The Civilization of the Nineteenth Century 3. The Felt Need 4. The World Inside the Covenant 5. The World Outside the Covenant 6. From Chaos to Cosmos 7. The Special Problems of the British Empire in Relation to the League of Nations.