书名: Victorian Visions of Global Order: Empire and International Relations in Nineteenth-Century Political Thought (Ideas in Context)
作者: Duncan Bell (Editor)
出版社: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 14, 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521882923
ISBN-13: 978-0521882927
Book Description
This wide-ranging and original 2007 study provides an insight into the climate of political thought during the lifespan of what was, at this time, the most powerful empire in history. A distinguished group of contributors explores the way in which thinkers in Britain theorised influential views about empire and international relations, exploring topics such as the evolution of international law; the ways in which the world was notionally divided into the 'civilised' and the 'barbarian'; the role of India in shaping visions of civil society; grandiose ideas about a global imperial state; the development of an array of radical critiques of empire; the varieties of liberal imperialism; and the rise and fall of free trade. Together, the chapters form an analysis of political thought in this context; both of the famous (Bentham, Mill, Marx, and Hobson) and of those who, whilst influential at the time, are all but forgotten today.
"The volume has been well edited by Duncan Bell, and the standard of the individual chapters is very high. As the book demonstrates, there are many important reasons why the nineteenth century matters--both for those concerned with how ideas about global order developed historically and for those interested in understanding our contemporary dilemmas. The book is a particularly rich source for all of those interested in the complex practices of empire and in the manifold contradictions within liberal imperialism." -- Perspectives on Politics, Andrew Hurrell, Oxford University
Contributors
Duncan Bell, Anthony Howe, Casper Sylvest, Jennifer Pitts, Sandra Den Otter, Karuna Mantena, Georgios Varouxakis, Gareth Stedman Jones, Peter Cain, Gregory Claeys, David Weinstein
About the Author
Duncan Bell is University Lecturer in International Relations in the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, and Fellow, Christ's College.
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作者: Duncan Bell (Editor)
出版社: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 14, 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521882923
ISBN-13: 978-0521882927
Book Description
This wide-ranging and original 2007 study provides an insight into the climate of political thought during the lifespan of what was, at this time, the most powerful empire in history. A distinguished group of contributors explores the way in which thinkers in Britain theorised influential views about empire and international relations, exploring topics such as the evolution of international law; the ways in which the world was notionally divided into the 'civilised' and the 'barbarian'; the role of India in shaping visions of civil society; grandiose ideas about a global imperial state; the development of an array of radical critiques of empire; the varieties of liberal imperialism; and the rise and fall of free trade. Together, the chapters form an analysis of political thought in this context; both of the famous (Bentham, Mill, Marx, and Hobson) and of those who, whilst influential at the time, are all but forgotten today.
- The first book to explore the rich variety of Victorian ideals about empire and imperialism
- A wide-ranging study that covers an array of different thinkers and political perspectives
- Will appeal to a variety of scholarly audiences: history, political theory and international relations
"The volume has been well edited by Duncan Bell, and the standard of the individual chapters is very high. As the book demonstrates, there are many important reasons why the nineteenth century matters--both for those concerned with how ideas about global order developed historically and for those interested in understanding our contemporary dilemmas. The book is a particularly rich source for all of those interested in the complex practices of empire and in the manifold contradictions within liberal imperialism." -- Perspectives on Politics, Andrew Hurrell, Oxford University
Contributors
Duncan Bell, Anthony Howe, Casper Sylvest, Jennifer Pitts, Sandra Den Otter, Karuna Mantena, Georgios Varouxakis, Gareth Stedman Jones, Peter Cain, Gregory Claeys, David Weinstein
About the Author
Duncan Bell is University Lecturer in International Relations in the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, and Fellow, Christ's College.
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