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Covenants without Swords: Idealist Liberalism and the Spirit of Empire

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Covenants without Swords: Idealist Liberalism and the Spirit of Empire
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jeanne Morefield
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691171401
ClassificationsDewey:320.51
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 28 June 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

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, G

Author Biography

Jeanne Morefield is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Whitman College.

Reviews

"Morefield has provided a sure-handed and tightly argued account of a body of liberal thought whose failings had unfortunate effects on world politics and whose paradoxes continue to be instructive."--Jennifer Pitts, Perspectives on Politics