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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... social evolution during the coming years , that controlling role will in all likelihood fall into the hands of the Soviet Union . It is now generally recognized that Soviet Marxism has evolved into the ideology of an expanding Soviet ...
... social classifications , they are not absolute and sharply demarcated ; rather , they define the poles for a continuum in which the various imperialist societies take their place 3 Imperialism A Introduction: Progressive Imperialism ...
... social and even physical existence may be terminated by the imperialist force . 1. Regressive Imperialism : The Mongol Case Naturally , in the continuum of imperialisms , even a regressive one may have some progressive features . The ...
... social analysts ( los arbitristas ) " anatomized their country's malaise , " but the energies of the nation seemed exhausted . Able men seemed scarce . The experienced French ambassador noted in 1671- 1673 : " Fifteen years ago one ...
... social form ; a world capitalism could no more exist than could a world society of robbers : " Although it strives to become universal . . . it must break down — because it is im- manently incapable of becoming a universal form of ...
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 |