Democratic Imperialism

Author : William S Smith
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472131532

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Democracy and Imperialism by William S Smith Pdf

Following costly U.S. engagement in two wars in the Middle East, questions about the appropriateness of American military interventions dominate foreign policy debates. Is an interventionist foreign policy compatible with the American constitutional tradition? This book examines critic Irving Babbitt’s (1865–1933) unique contribution to understanding the quality of foreign policy leadership in a democracy. Babbitt explored how a democratic nation’s foreign policy is a product of the moral and cultural tendencies of the nation’s leaders, arguing that the substitution of expansive, sentimental Romanticism for the religious and ethical traditions of the West would lead to imperialism. The United States’ move away from the restraint and order of sound constitutionalism to involve itself in the affairs of other nations will inevitably cause a clash with the “civilizational” regions that have emerged in recent decades. Democracy and Imperialism uses the question of soul types to address issues of foreign policy leadership, and discusses the leadership qualities that are necessary for sound foreign policy.

Author : Filip Spagnoli
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Press
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9781904303398

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Democratic Imperialism by Filip Spagnoli Pdf

Once you accept that democracy and human rights are universally desirable and that they should be implemented and respected everywhere, the question remains how you can promote this universal respect. It is not because you accept universality that everyone accepts it. How can you turn the norm into a fact? How do you universalise democracy and human rights? And what are the actions you can take and the instruments you can use? This volume expounds a political philosophy which it applies in several key branches of politology, including international law, legislation, international monitoring, regional and global protection mechanisms, education, and seminally, democracy and human rights.

Author : Mentan, Tatah
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789956762163

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Decolonizing Democracy from Western Cognitive Imperialism by Mentan, Tatah Pdf

There seems to be a sort of prevalent attitude in the Western world that its brand of democracy is something of a catch all solution for all the world's political problems. Hence, Western imperialism has always been sold under the pretext of spreading freedom and democracy. Democracy is beautiful. But it is no proof against imperialism. Whether democracy is causal is another whole consideration. It may be a case of the 'least bad of evil alternatives.' It may be a case of a state of social and political development over and above the way people organize themselves. It may be the fate of rational life on a planet with insufficient energy reserves to support locomotion without predation. But what gives anyone the right to go into a sovereign country and change its foundation through War? The whole democracy & freedom line is a lie to give Western imperialism a friendly face. Imperialism and its lie of spreading democracy is an unmitigated evil, whether for material gain, or the pride fostered by active participation in the machinery of state. Therefore, a people seeking to control their destiny must decolonize imposed Western democracy.

Author : Farid Younos
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9781434321688

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Democratic Imperialism by Farid Younos Pdf

Amid the wealth, luxury and immorality of Las Vegas is a large community of Christians. As his last great architectural endeavor, millionaire David Sinclair constructs a peculiar mega resort bordering the Las Vegas strip. In a city where many locals and visitors have larger-than-life appetites for strong drink, wild parties and easy sex, the Mizbeach Hotel will be a well of living water in the desert. A second-stringer reporter with first-class talent, Andrea Leggett is determine to make it to a giant network. Blinded to everything but getting her big break, Andrea is determine to land an exclusive interview with the reclusive David Sinclair. Before Andrea is able to put her plan into action, the providential hand of God begins to moves. Andrea encounters the mysterious Sam Spirit; a man who appears to know her deepest hurts, pains and need. Unknown to Andrea, their emotional meeting was not by chance, nor would it be their last. As Andrea arrives to the Mizbeach Hotel she is paralyzed by the first in a series of visions. While the exclusive is still on her agenda, Andrea finds herself troubled by the reoccurring and unexplained visions. Caroline Sinclair, daughter of Mr. Sinclair, is introduced to Andrea and the second stringer reporter life's takes a drastic change. For the first time, Andrea ponders her spiritual condition. An unexpected tragedy causes Andrea to reside at the Mizbeach. During her stay she discovered The Mizbeach to be a place of sacrifice. It becomes her refuge and her destiny. The Theme of this book is God is at work everywhere. The convicting power of God's spirit moves many from self-centeredness to faith in Jesus Christ.

Author : Cornel West
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781101655863

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Democracy Matters by Cornel West Pdf

“Uncompromising and unconventional . . . Cornel West is an eloquent prophet with attitude.” — Newsweek“ "A timely analysis about the current state of democratic systems in America." — The Boston Globe In Democracy Matters, Cornel West argues that if America is to become a better steward of democratization around the world, we must first wake up to the long history of corruption that has plagued our own democracy: racism, free market fundamentalism, aggressive militarism, and escalating authoritarianism. This impassioned and empowering call for the revitalization of America's democracy, by one of our most distinctive and compelling social critics, will reshape the raging national debate about America's role in today's troubled world.

Author : Richard B. Day,Daniel Gaido
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 965 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004201569

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Discovering Imperialism by Richard B. Day,Daniel Gaido Pdf

This volume assembles the main documents of the international debate on imperialism that took place in the Second International during the period 1898-1916. It asseses the contributions of the individual participants, placing them in the context of contemporary political debates.

Author : Herman Lebovics
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0822336979

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Imperialism and the Corruption of Democracies by Herman Lebovics Pdf

Claims that liberalism tends to produce empires and empire kills or corrupts democracy in metropolitan "home" countries, using examples from British, French, and American imperial histories.

Author : Rohini Hensman
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781608469123

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Indefensible by Rohini Hensman Pdf

Using an analysis of imperialism and case studies of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Bosnia, Russia and Ukraine, Global Democracy and the Crisis of Anti-Imperialism shows that the purported anti-imperialism of many self-professed socialists amounts to explicit or implicit support for totalitarianism, fascism, Islamist theocracy and imperialism. The analysis shows that the Russian revolution was followed by a counter-revolution, and resulted in state capitalism and the revival of Russian imperialism under cover of the Soviet Union. Thus the Cold War was actually a prolonged period of inter-imperialist rivalry between the United States and Russia. A large section of socialists who call themselves anti-imperialists oppose only Western imperialism and the despots it supports, not Russian imperialism and despots like Bashar al-Assad who are supported by it. As Russia has moved further and further to the right under Putin, they have effectively defected to the far right. They and other socialists also mistakenly believe that political democracy is organically connected to capitalism and therefore need not be defended, whereas, on the contrary, democracy is only established by mass struggles, and is an indispensable resource in the fight against exploitation and oppression. Finally, these socialists fail to understand that without internationalism, it is impossible to defeat global capitalism and its neoliberal policies. All the case studies in this book represent attempts to carry out democratic revolutions, which are supported by genuine socialist internationalists but opposed by pseudo-anti-imperialists. The book ends by suggesting steps that can be taken to promote democracy and end mass slaughter.

Author : Jim Harding
Publisher : Black Point, N.S. : Fernwood Pub.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCSC:32106019076030

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After Iraq by Jim Harding Pdf

This examination of the United States-led war in Iraq presents the war as a geopolitical watershed moment in which the U.S.'s unilateralism presents stark challenges to international law, multilateralism, and the United Nations. A historical overview of Iraq's colonial history and Saddam Hussein's brutal rise to power accompanies a discussion of the worldwide military expansion following the election of George W. Bush as U.S. president. This comprehensive analysis provides an introduction to political science concepts and presents a hopeful perspective on the global situation that calls for concerted activism to challenge a U.S.-dominated new world order.

Author : Lewis Samuel Feuer
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1412825997

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Imperialism and the Anti-Imperialist Mind by Lewis Samuel Feuer Pdf

In this major work, Lewis S. Feuer examines critical distinctions between progressive and regressive imperialism. He explores causes of anti-imperial ideologies, noting that unlike the spoliation that took place under regressive tartar, Spanish and Nazi colonizations, civilization flourished during the progressive imperialism of Hellenic, Macedonian, Roman, and modern British eras of empire-building. Feuer holds that it is erroneous to blame the relative backwardness of colonial peoples on the imperialism of Western democratic nations. In case after case, the character of colonial rulers determined economic development and democratic reform alike. Pursuing the theme of progress versus regression, Feuer compares the imperialism of the United States with that of the Soviet Union – to the detriment of the latter in nearly every instance. His effort constitutes nothing short of a fundamentally new perspective on the lessons of modern history and the mistakes of modern analysts of international affairs. Feuer opens as well a new chapter in political psychology with his study of such anti-imperialist intellectuals as Hobson, Morel, and Leonard Woolf; his portrait of Emin Pasha, the heroic Jewish governor of Equatorial Sudan, suggests a living model for Conrad's Lord Jim.

Author : Peter Cain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781000560664

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The Empire and its Critics, 1899-1939 by Peter Cain Pdf

The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twentieth century. They are vital in understanding the transition from the liberal anti-imperialism of the nineteenth century to the more overtly socialist critiques of the twentieth.

Author : Leonard Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023176295

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Empire Or Democracy? by Leonard Barnes Pdf

Author : Arthur Page
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015010568676

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Imperialism and Democracy by Arthur Page Pdf

Author : Arthur Page
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1528082125

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Imperialism and Democracy by Arthur Page Pdf

Excerpt from Imperialism and Democracy: Unionist Principles Applied, to Modern Problems WE are living in the midst of revolution; yet, because the revolution is peacefully conducted and cloaked in parliamentary forms, few among us realise how profound are the changes which have already taken place in our polity, or how far-reaching are the movements, both domestic and imperial, which are shaping themselves before our eyes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Arthur Page
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356017339

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Imperialism and Democracy; Unionist Principles Applied to Mdoern Problems by Arthur Page Pdf

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