Index

              CONTENTS


     Preface ix 
     Acknowledgments xix

1    The World around 1900 1

2    The Unity of Diversity: Wilhelm Ostwald's World Formations 33

3    World History of Technology: Dr. Franz Maria Feldhaus 93

4    Systems Economy: Walther Rathenau, Man of the World 137

5    As for the Rest: In Search of the World's Remains 185

     Notes 223 
     Bibliography 247 
     Index 269