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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... French civilization and science were the highest in Europe when Napoleonic imperialism sought to extend their hegemony . British civilization was at its highest in the Victorian age when it took pride in its imperialist vocation to ...
... French , and Dutch — have been those of " regressive imperialism , " such as the Nazi variety and , in several respects , the Mongolian and Spanish . A progressive imperialism like the Alexandrian or Roman was founded on a cosmopolitan ...
... French varieties , it developed no new industries , exported no capital , and engaged in little trade : its practice was like that of gangsters , demanding payments for " protection , " but on an intercontinental scale . Local gangsters ...
... French , and Dutch merchants . But Spanish towns and industries languished ; the population declined drastically as enterprising young men sought their easy fortunes in such places as New Spain and Peru , while the more spiritual and ...
... French , Genoese , and Flemings in large numbers , " as well as some English and Dutch.20 Spain's own trade with its American colonies had so much diminished that its ships to Vera Cruz , which had once borne eight thousand or more tons ...
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 |