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Imperial Sceptics

By Gregory Claeys

Imperial Sceptics Social Sciences

Imperial Sceptics

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Imperial Sceptics provides a highly original analysis of the emergence of opposition to the British Empire from 1850-1920. Departing from existing accounts, which have focused upon the Boer War and the writings of John Hobson, Gregory Claeys proposes a new chronology for the contours of resistance to imperial expansion. Claeys locates the impetus for such opposition in the late 1850s with the British followers of Auguste Comte. Tracing critical strands of anti-imperial thought through to the First World War, Claeys then scrutinises the full spectrum of socialist writings from the early 1880s onwards, revealing a fundamental division over whether a new conception of 'socialist imperialism' could appeal to the electorate and satisfy economic demands. Based upon extensive archival research, and utilising rare printed sources, Imperial Sceptics will prove a major contribution to our understanding of nineteenth-century political thought, shedding new light on theories of nationalism, patriotism, the state and religion.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
356
Release Date:
2012-08-30
Publication Date:
2012-05-15
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1107407095
ISBN13:
9781107407091
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
516 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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