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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... young men sought their easy fortunes in such places as New Spain and Peru , while the more spiritual and sometimes intelligent congregated in monasteries . If many Spaniards prospered in the Indies , " the steady drift overseas of ...
... young . Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way , The four first Acts already past , A fifth shall close the Drama with the Day , The world's great Effort is the last.39 Soon afterward , in 1728 , Berkeley set out for the New World ...
... young scientists to voyage to distant oceans , islands , and subcontinents to study unknown species of plants and animals — as did Darwin , Wallace , Hooker , Huxley , and Bates ; or to chart the stars in the Southern skies — as did Sir ...
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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 |