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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... writes J. J. Saunders , " has no parallel save that of the ancient Assyrians and the modern Nazis . " 2 The populations of the cities and towns of eastern Iran were literally annihilated and the buildings reduced to rubble ; the Mongols ...
... writes : " This constant and strenuous endeavor to increase the revenue from the Indies ultimately depended for its success upon the labor of the native Indians . Throughout the sixteenth century , however , the Indian population ...
... write R. D. Hussey and J. S. Bromley , and skilled workingmen were so lacking that " many workers , like many of the controlling figures in trade , finance and the scanty luxury industries , were foreign : French , Genoese , and ...
... writes Tenney Frank , " while disclaiming a policy of aggression , desired to develop the state's possessions as far as possible and make them profitable . They desired the provincial funds with which to ameliorate domestic conditions ...
... writes : " He [ Locke ] was the complete progressive capitalist in politics ; he might almost have been invented by Marx . " 38 Locke's successor , George Berkeley , the gentle , noble , and idealistic- ally spirited Irish dean , author ...
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 |