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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... sense the essence of imperialism is its extraction of a higher rate of surplus value from a more backward population ; and if a population were exterminated , it would cease to be a source of surplus value . The Nazis did have plans for ...
... sense of vigorous energies , with zest , adventure , and creativity , and endowed with a capacity for leadership , will experience an imperialist calling . There will be the merchant's pursuit of profit , the miner's quest for ores ...
... sense of intellectual revival and adventure , embarked on the Crusades , a feudal imperialism.10 The Arabs in their Moslem awakening had embarked on their nomadic imperialism.11 The Tartars ranged across Asia and into Europe to found ...
... sense of delight in the rise of the United States as a world power . " Dedicated , in Herbert Croly's words , to " the promise of American life , " they " consequently saw nothing incongruous in supporting American investments abroad ...
... sense of France as the civilizing master . What if the Senegal was a domain of disease , entrapping French soldiers ... senses that even if the five percent declined to zero , it would still be sustained by philanthropy and the will to ...
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 |