Imperialism and the Anti-Imperialist MindIn this major work, Lewis S. Feuer examines critical distinctions between progressive and regressive imperialism. He explores causes of anti-imperial ideologies, noting that unlike the spoliation that took place under regressive tartar, Spanish and Nazi colonizations, civilization flourished during the progressive imperialism of Hellenic, Macedonian, Roman, and modern British eras of empire-building. Feuer holds that it is erroneous to blame the relative backwardness of colonial peoples on the imperialism of Western democratic nations. In case after case, the character of colonial rulers determined economic development and democratic reform alike. Pursuing the theme of progress versus regression, Feuer compares the imperialism of the United States with that of the Soviet Union â to the detriment of the latter in nearly every instance. His effort constitutes nothing short of a fundamentally new perspective on the lessons of modern history and the mistakes of modern analysts of international affairs. Feuer opens as well a new chapter in political psychology with his study of such anti-imperialist intellectuals as Hobson, Morel, and Leonard Woolf; his portrait of Emin Pasha, the heroic Jewish governor of Equatorial Sudan, suggests a living model for Conrad's Lord Jim. |
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... America's Imperialist President : Theodore Roosevelt 142 D. The Anti - Imperialist Psyche 148 E. The Resurgence of African Tribal War and Massacre 166 V. The End of Progressive Imperialism 168 A. Race and ... American Imperialism : Prelude V.
Lewis Samuel Feuer. B. The Unrealized Age of an American Imperialism : Prelude to Regression ? 172 C. The Alternative of Soviet Totalitarian Imperialism D. The Grounds for an American Participatory Imperialism 185 204 Notes 216 Name ...
... American imperialism can halt and reverse the Soviet expansion ; they would deny that any " logic of events , " insofar as such logic is discernible , suggests that the only practicable alternative might be the rise of an American ...
... American political philosophy that may define the American role without obeisance to self - lacerative ideology is the ultimate aim of this book . I IMPERIALISM A. Introduction : Progressive Imperialism and Regressive Imperialism 2 ...
... America — the most altruistic society the world has ever seen , holding steadfast to its eight- eenth - century vision ... American conscience . If we examine the various theories of imperialism that have been propounded we find that a ...
Contents
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Consumers Desires | 40 |
F The Altruistic Ingredient in Progressive Imperialism | 50 |
The Jews Under the Varieties of Imperialism | 57 |
F As Pariahs During the Decline of British Imperialism | 99 |
The End of Progressive Imperialism | 168 |
Notes | 216 |
Name Index | 259 |