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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Williams, David Williams
• Editore: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780228004097
• ISBN: 978-0-228-00409-7
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 226 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 318 g
• Serie: McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva