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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... brought no higher culture and tech- nology to the conquered areas . As a " tributary imperialism , " unlike the British and French varieties , it developed no new industries , exported no capital , and engaged in little trade : its ...
... brought an end to the human sacrifice that was practiced by the Indians of Mexico and an end to the powers of their sorcerers.11 Nevertheless , the regressive component in Spanish imperialism manifested itself during several centuries ...
... brought the franchise to the British working class , also acted a decade later to entitle his queen " Empress of India " and to secure Britain's control of the Suez Canal . Though intellectuals in the Labor Party , in subsequent years ...
... brought him to power , he might well have lent to that drive all the passionate eloquence of his words . 3. Schumpeter's Theory of the Atavistic Character of Imperialism If Lenin and Trotsky could never bring themselves to acknowledge ...
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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 |