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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... character of imperialism . Is imperialism indeed a universal theme of 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 ...
... character of imperialism been obscured ? At the outset , we must clearly distinguish between the two varieties of imperialism that have alternated and competed in the world's history— the progressive and the regressive . Like all social ...
... character of progressive imperialism was most clearly set forth by Britain's political philosopher , John Stuart Mill . The occasion for Mill's analysis came during the debate over British imperialism in India that followed the Sepoy ...
... Character of Imperialism If Lenin and Trotsky could never bring themselves to acknowledge the sociological possibility of a Communist imperialism , the economist Joseph A. Schumpeter felt that , strictly speaking , there was no society ...
... character - types , bespeaks an underlying common emotional wave that carries them to work congruently . That common attribute , the liberation of creative energies and leadership on the world stage , has been the defining ...
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 |