Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire

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Main Details

Title Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Duncan Bell
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:456
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreColonialism and imperialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691138787
ClassificationsDewey:320.510941
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 7 June 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

Reordering the World is a penetrating account of the complexity and contradictions found in liberal visions of empire. Focusing mainly on nineteenth-century Britain--at the time the largest empire in history and a key incubator of liberal political thought--Duncan Bell sheds new light on some of the most important themes in modern imperial ideology

Author Biography

Duncan Bell is Reader in Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. His books include The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 (Princeton).

Reviews

"Bell's masterful study represents one of the best efforts yet to untangle the many ideological and political knots that bind liberalism and imperialism."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "In what is a preeminent study of the social and political construction of the world, Bell goes way beyond the typical discussions by demonstrating the shifting definitions of empire and the political ramifications of conquest. In a detailed historical and political analysis of colonial interventions in human history, he meticulously 'unpicks' the connections that lie at the heart of both imperialism and human freedom. It is indeed a brilliant amalgam of history and politics, thought-provoking and relevant at a juncture when the nation and its concept are subjects of passionate, wide-reaching debate and of profound interest to sociologists and postcolonial theorists."--Shelley Walia, Frontline "In this collection of articles and essays, Bell achieves an impressive synthesis of liberal political thought and British ideologies of empire."--Choice