Book digitized by Google from the library of University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. "The following essays are the substance of a course of lectures delivered at a summer school at the Woodbrooke settlement, near Birmingham, in August 1915."--Pref "Books for reference" at end of chapters Introductory: The grounds of unity, by F. S. Marvin.--Unity in prehistoric times, by J. L. Myres.--The contribution of Greece and Rome, by J. A. Smith.--Unity in the middle ages, by E. Barker.--Unity and diversity in law, by W. M. Geldart.--The common elements in European literature and art, by the Rev. Dr. A. J. Carlyle.--Science and philosophy as unifying forces, by L. T. Hobhouse.--The unity of western education, by J. W. Headlam.--Commerce and finance as international forces, by H. Withers.--International industrial legislation, by Constance Smith.--Common ideals of social reform, by C. D. Burns.--The political bases of a world-state, by J. A. Hobson.--Religion as a unifying influence in western civilization, by H. G. Wood.--The growth of humanity, by F. S. Marvin