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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      22 September 2009
      15 November 2007
      ISBN:
      9780511490439
      9780521882927
      9780521153157
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511490439
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.64kg, 316 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.46kg, 316 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Ideas, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
      Series:
      Ideas in Context (86)
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    Subjects:
    History of Ideas, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
    Series:
    Ideas in Context (86)
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    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.

    Reviews

    '… excellent … the standard … is very high.… Ultimately the richness and success of any collection of this kind can be measured by the quality of the actual contributions and by the number of areas that emerge for further research and analysis. On both measures this volume scores highly and should be widely read.'

    Andrew Hurrell Source: Perspectives on Politics

    '… outstanding collection … invaluable to students and scholars… Such an astute account of the Victorian visions of global order will be invaluable to students and scholars of the theory and history of international relations.'

    Emilian R. Kavalski Source: Canadian Journal of History

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