A Turn to Empire
Subtitle: The Rise of Imperial Liberalism in Britain and France
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: July 10, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780691127910
Subjects: Colonization & independence; Social & political philosophy; World - Colonial Studies; Philosophy; History - General History; Political History; France; Europe - Great Britain - General; European History; Philosophy / Political; Political Philosophy; Political Science and International Relations; Europe - General; Political
First sentence: IN THE CLOSING YEARS of the eighteenth century, a critical challenge to European imperial conquest and rule was launched by many of the most innovative thinkers of the day, including Adam Smith, Bentham, Burke, Kant, Diderot, and Condorcet.