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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... military or civil service , or even become Emperor . A progressive imperialism elevates living standards and cultural life ; it brings education and the arts to its more backward areas . It establishes a universal rule of law and ...
... military advisers and Cuban auxiliaries are found in several African countries.13 Rival Communist Empires compete for supremacy over the smaller com- munist satrapies . Each denounces the other as imperialist ; each has been correct ...
... military energies are functionally modified . If our theory is correct , cases of imperialism should decline in intensity , the later they occur in the history of a people and of a culture . " 17 And what then of a possible socialist ...
... military activity . As far back as 1912 , the Progressive movement , led by Theodore Roosevelt , won the support of many workers and " middle - class America " alike ; the Progressives evoked " a new sense of delight in the rise of the ...
... military leaders who spoke or wrote upon the subject at all , thought that the sending of the expeditionary force to Europe in 1917- 1918 had been a great mistake . They recommended concentration on hemispheric defense , and some ...
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 |