Progress, pluralism, and politics: liberalism and colonialism, past and present
Auteur :
Williams, David
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780228004097
Date de publication :
17 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
Williams examines the colonial and anti-colonial arguments of Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, and L.T. Hobhouse. He reveals some of the central ambiguities that characterise the ways that liberal thought has dealt with the reality of an illiberal world.