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In the late eighteenth century, an array of European political thinkers attacked the very foundations of imperialism, arguing passionately that empire-building was not only unworkable, costly, and dangerous, but manifestly unjust. Enlightenment against Empire is the first book devoted to the anti-im...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Muthu, Sankar, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Imperialism.
Political science > Europe > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment.
Impérialisme.
Science politique > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières.
Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Enlightenment
Imperialism
Political science
Anti-imperialisme.
Politieke filosofie.
Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)
Europe
Political science > Europe > History > 18th century
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • One: Introduction: Enlightenment Political Thought and the Age of Empire
  • Two: Toward a Subversion of Noble Savagery: From Natural Humans to Cultural Humans
  • Three: Diderot and the Evils of Empire: The Histoire des deux Indes
  • Four: Humanity and Culture in Kant's Politics
  • Five: Kant's Anti-imperialism: Cultural Agency and Cosmopolitan Right
  • Six: Pluralism, Humanity, and Empire in Herder's Political Thought
  • Seven: Conclusion: The Philosophical Sources and Legacies of Enlightenment Anti-imperialism.

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