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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... History B. The Neo - Marxist " Dependency " Theory of Imperialism C. The " Dependency ” Theory and the United States 26 3323 13 13 D. Consumers ' Imperialism : Consumers ' Desires as the Popular Basis for Imperialism 40 E. " Dependency ...
... history ? Were Lenin and Hobson mistaken in thinking it probably the last stage of a predatory order ? If so , does the distinction between the modes of imperial- ism — the progressive mode as opposed to the regressive become more ...
... history— the progressive and the regressive . Like all social classifications , they are not absolute and sharply demarcated ; rather , they define the poles for a continuum in which the various imperialist societies take their place 3 ...
... history . Though they slew hundreds of thou- sands of unarmed civilians , the Mongols " always selected a number of useful craftsmen , artisans and engineers who were deported into the heart of the empire to work for their masters ...
... history of the world up to that date by bringing into contact for the first time the two ends of the earth , Europe ... Historical romance surrounds the coming of the Spanish conquistadores to the New World . Undoubtedly too , for all ...
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 |