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Utilitarianism and empire /

The classical utilitarian legacy of Jeremy Bentham, J.S. Mill, James Mill, and Henry Sidgwick has often been charged with both theoretical and practical complicity in the growth of British imperialism and the emerging racialist discourse of the nineteenth century. But there has been little scholarly...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schultz, Bart, Varouxakis, Georgios, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The classical utilitarian legacy of Jeremy Bentham, J.S. Mill, James Mill, and Henry Sidgwick has often been charged with both theoretical and practical complicity in the growth of British imperialism and the emerging racialist discourse of the nineteenth century. But there has been little scholarly work devoted to bringing together the conflicting interpretive perspectives on this legacy and its complex evolution with respect to orientalism and imperialism. This volume, with contributions by leading scholars in the field, represents the first attempt to survey the full range of current schol.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 263 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739162231
0739162233
9780585114309
0585114307
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