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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... humanity are opening . Certain simple facts , however , contravene this verdict of the end of imperialism . When ... human beings ; presumably too , as historic evil , it carries ineluctably the fatality of its own self - punishment ...
... human regression . The awesome experience of the Jews with the Nazi destruction has completed a repugnance toward the word " imperial- ism . " The expression " Nazi Imperialism " is a by - word for human cruelty and degradation ...
... human 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 ...
... 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 . The mark of ...
... human beings and their intellectual potentialities . By the middle of the seven- teenth century the majority of encomiendas in Venezuela and northwest Argentina had fewer than twenty adult Indian males , and " many had shrunk to five or ...
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 |