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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... Empire : the Prospero and Caliban Complexes 113 * 88 ཎྜཙྪྲ་ྲ C. 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 ...
... Empire , if he possessed the necessary talent , rise to the highest grades of the military or civil service , or even become Emperor . A progressive imperialism elevates living standards and cultural life ; it brings education and the ...
... Empire . Lenin observed , " the Roman proletarian lived at the expense of society . So , likewise , imperialism today corrupts an upper stratum of the Western proletariat . " Such is the nature , Lenin argued , of " moribund capitalism ...
... empire . " 5 Disciples of Stoicism , they interpreted its philosophy of a " socialistic democracy " to coalesce with that of a society guided by Roman imperialism . Roman political parties usually joined together to enlarge Rome's empire ...
... Empire extend into central Europe with its armies garrisoned in Czechoslovakia , Poland , and Eastern Germany and ... Empires compete for supremacy over the smaller com- munist satrapies . Each denounces the other as imperialist ; each ...
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 |