Author: GORTER, HERMAN (1864-1927),
Title: Het Imperialisme, de Wereldoorlog en de Sociaal-Democratie. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Amsterdam, Brochurehandel Sociaal-Democratische Partij, [..], 1915. Small 8°. Original printed limp publ. wrappers. 116pp. References, sponsoring ads. on both sides of outer back-cover, table of contents. Dutch language brochure by which aiuthor describes in rather detail the effects of european imperialist thinking as the main source of the First World War, fed by nationalism, revanchism and the glorification of war, strongly opposed by the Dutch Social-democratic party, calling upon support to end the war of the international labour movement. Author was a famous dutch poet and co-founder of the Dutch Social-democrat pary, later renamed in Labour Party. Good copy. (annotation on ti.-p. in ms. by previous owner, ti.-p. a bit soiled, spine with a modern cloth strip).

Keywords: firstworldwar brochure opposition imperialism social-democrats socialism labour peace movement history dutch firstworldwar wwI greatwar revanchism militarism