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Empires Without imperialism : Anglo-American decline and the politics of deflection / Jeanne Morefield.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199345397 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Liberalism -- Great Britain -- History
| Liberalism -- United States -- History | Great Britain -- Colonies -- History | United States -- Colonies -- History | ImperialismAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199387328DDC classification: 320.510941 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: For over two centuries, liberal apologists for empire in Britain and America have been plagued by the contradictions between political liberalism and the exclusive, anti-democratic, and violent practices of imperialism - contradictions that become particularly obvious during periods of perceived imperial crisis. This book interrogates the complicated rhetoric of several pro-imperial, public intellectuals from both the late British Empire and contemporary America, two eras marked by intense anxiety about decline.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
For over two centuries, liberal apologists for empire in Britain and America have been plagued by the contradictions between political liberalism and the exclusive, anti-democratic, and violent practices of imperialism - contradictions that become particularly obvious during periods of perceived imperial crisis. This book interrogates the complicated rhetoric of several pro-imperial, public intellectuals from both the late British Empire and contemporary America, two eras marked by intense anxiety about decline.
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