Covenants without swords : idealist liberalism and the spirit of empire

Covenants without swords : idealist liberalism and the spirit of empire / Jeanne Morefield.

Covenants without Swords examines an enduring tension within liberal theory: that between many liberals' professed commitment to universal equality on the one hand, and their historic support for the politics of hierarchy and empire on the other. It does so by examining the work of two extremel...

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Main Author: Morefield, Jeanne, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Liberalism.
Internationalism.
Equality.
Hierarchies.
Free enterprise.
liberalism.
internationalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
Free enterprise
Equality
Hierarchies
Internationalism
Liberalism
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Summary:Covenants without Swords examines an enduring tension within liberal theory: that between many liberals' professed commitment to universal equality on the one hand, and their historic support for the politics of hierarchy and empire on the other. It does so by examining the work of two extremely influential British liberals and internationalists, Gilbert Murray and Alfred Zimmern.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 253 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and index.
ISBN:9781400826322
1400826322
9780691119922
0691119929
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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