Progress, Pluralism, and Politics - Liberalism and Colonialism, Past and Present

Williams examines the colonial and anti-colonial arguments of Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, and L.T. Hobhouse. He reveals some of the central ambiguities that characterise the ways that liberal thought has dealt with the reality of an illiberal world.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

David Williams is a reader in the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University London.

Zusammenfassung

Williams examines the colonial and anti-colonial arguments of Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, and L.T. Hobhouse. He reveals some of the central ambiguities that characterise the ways that liberal thought has dealt with the reality of an illiberal world.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Williams, David Williams
• Verlag: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780228004097
• ISBN: 978-0-228-00409-7
• Seiten: 224
• Abmessung: 150 mm x 226 mm x 15 mm
• Gewicht: 318 g
• Serien: McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung