New Ideology of Imperialism: Renewing the Moral Imperative by Frank F?redi (Engl

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The new moral terrain of intervention

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During the 19th century vast areas of the underdeveloped world were invaded and colonized under the justification of anti-slavery and the civilizing mission. In this analysis, Furedi demonstrates how, in the late 20th century, the major nations of the West are again intervening in the Third World - this time legitimizing their action on new moral grounds. The author's multidisciplinary study examines the language, nature and origins of the moral justification for such massive intervention. The author argues that, in the wake of the collapse of Soviet communism, the West now presents the Third World as the major threat to international stability, offering Western democracy and financial systems as the solution, thus providing a "new moral imperative" for rebuilding a viable imperialist ideology. The author examines this new anti-Third World view and concludes that we are experiencing the rehabilitation of the imperialist ideas that are depriving post colonial societies of their own moral authority.

Author Biography

Frank Furedi is Reader in Sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He has written widely on history, sociology and politics and is the author of The Silent War: Imperialism and the Changing Perception of Race, The New Ideology of Imperialism: Renewing the Moral Imperative and Mythical Past and Elusive Future: History and Society in an Anxious Age, all published by Pluto Press.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. A Presentiment of Danger3. The Social Construction of the Third World4. From Containment to Accomodation: The Anglo-American Management of African Nationalism5. On the Defensive6. The Moral Rehabilitation of ImperialismBibliography

Review

'A powerful critique of Western notions of moral superiority and the closely linked perception that the Third World constitutes a major threat to the West ... eloquent and passionate' -- The Ecologist'A refreshing counterpoint to silly Western nostrums that various malefactors in the Third World constitute the new enemy' -- Foreign Affairs

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'A refreshing counterpoint to silly Western nostrums that various malefactors in the Third World constitute the new enemy'

Details ISBN0745308465 Publisher Pluto Press Series Pluto Series in Racism & Imperialism Year 1994 ISBN-10 0745308465 ISBN-13 9780745308463 Format Paperback Imprint Pluto Press Subtitle Renewing the Moral Imperative Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations Language English Pages 144 Short Title NEW IDEOLOGY OF IMPERIALISM Publication Date 1994-02-20 DOI 10.1604/9780745308463 UK Release Date 1994-02-20 AU Release Date 1994-02-20 NZ Release Date 1994-02-20 Edited by Peter Scott Affiliation Reader in Public and Private International Law, University College London Position Reader in Public and Private International Law Author Frank Füredi Alternative 9780745308456 DEWEY 327.09172 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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