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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... cultural life ; it brings education and the arts to its more backward areas . It establishes a universal rule of law and security of person . A regressive imperialism , on the other hand , aims at a perpetual exploitation or ...
... 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 practice was like that ...
... cultural and political backwardness of the Indian people and felt that the British administration could be trusted to improve their cultural level far more than any native despot . And even despotism , if it affected British rule ...
... culture.1 As W. W. Tarn has written : " Aristotle's State had still cared nothing for humanity outside its own borders . . . Alexander changed all that . When he declared that all men were alike sons of one Father , and when at Opes he ...
... culture . " 17 And what then of a possible socialist imperialism ? Here Schumpeter responded categorically : " The type of industrial worker created by capitalism is always vigorously anti - imperialist , " and the socialist movement ...
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 |