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Encyclopedia > Norman Angell

Sir Ralph Norman Angell (December 26, 1872October 7, 1967) was an English lecturer, writer, and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...


Angell was one of the principal founders of the Union of Democratic Control. He served on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, was an executive for the World Committee against War and Fascism, a member of the executive committee of the League of Nations Union, and the president of the Abyssinia Association. He was knighted in 1931 and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933. The Union of Democratic Control was a British pressure group formed in 1914 to press for a more responsive foreign policy. ... Chatham House (formerly the Royal Institute of International Affairs) is an institute based in London for the analysis of current affairs around the world. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Angell was one of six children, born to Thomas Angell Lane and Mary (Brittain) Lane in Holbeach, England. He was born as Ralph Norman Angell Lane, but later dropped the "Lane". He attended the Lycée de St. Omer and the University of Geneva. At the age of 17, he moved to the United States and spent seven years working in California, including as a cowboy, eventually becoming a journalist. He returned to England briefly in 1898, then moved to Paris. From 1905 to 1912, he was the Paris editor for the Daily Mail. Holbeach is a fenland market town with approximately 5,000 residents in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire. ... The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is a university in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper and the oldest tabloid, first published in 1896. ...


Back in England again, he joined the Labour Party in 1920 and was MP for Bradford North from 1929 to 1931. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bradford North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He is most widely remembered for his work of 1909, Europe's Optical Illusion, known as The Great Illusion in America. The anti-war film The Grand Illusion was deliberately given its title in reference to his book. The thesis of that work was that the integration of the economies of European countries had grown to such a degree that war between them would be entirely futile, making militarism obsolete. For other uses, see Grand Illusion (disambiguation). ...


Writings by Angell

  • Patriotism under Three Flags: A Plea for Rationalism in Politics (1903)
  • Europe's Optical Illusion (1909) (also: The Great Illusion)
  • The Fruits of Victory (1921)
  • The Money Game (1928)
  • The Unseen Assassins (1932)
  • The Menace to Our National Defence (1934)
  • Peace with the Dictators? (1938)
  • The Steep Places (1947)
  • After All: The Autobiography of Norman Angell (London: Hamish Hamilton, 1951; rpt. New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952). [Out of print.]
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See also

Lester B. Pearson after accepting the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ...

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Preceded by
Eugene Ramsden
Member of Parliament for Bradford North
19291931
Succeeded by
Eugene Ramsden

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Norman Angell - definition of Norman Angell in Encyclopedia (261 words)
Sir Ralph Norman Angell Lane (December 26, 1872 - October 7, 1967) was a British lecturer, writer, and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party.
Angell served on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, was an executive for the World Committee against War and Fascism, a member of the executive committee of the League of Nations Union, and the president of the Abyssinia Association.
Angell was one of six children, born to Thomas Angell Lane and Mary (Brittain) Lane.
Norman Angell - Samuel Brittan: Biographical Dictionary of British Economists 07/03 (2339 words)
Ralph Norman Angell Lane was born on December 26, 1872 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire.
But by the age of 17 Angell was so appalled by the lack of interest of so many of his family and friends in his ideas and so despaired of the rulers of Europe adopting rational policies that he decided to immerse himself in manual labour in California.
Angell never seemed to have ambitions for an academic position and wrote mainly for the educated general public.
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