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Hobson and Imperialism Radicalism, New Liberalism and Finance, 1887-1938

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ISBN-10: 019820390X

ISBN-13: 9780198203902

Edition: 2002

Authors: Peter Cain, P. J. Cain

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The year 2002 sees the centenary of J.A. Hobson's Imperialism: A Study, the most influential critique of British imperial expansion ever written. Peter Cain marks the occasion by evaluating, for the first time, Hobson's writings on imperialism from his days as a journalist in London to his death in 1940. The early chapters chart Hobson's progress from complacent imperialist in the 1880s to radical critic of empire by 1898. This is followed by an account of the origins of Imperialism and a close analysis of the text in the context of contemporary debates. Two chapters cover Hobson's later writings, showing their richness and variety, and analysing his decision to republish Imperialism in…    
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List price: $235.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/5/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 332
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.82" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 1.078

Introduction
Becoming a New Liberal 1887-1898
Becoming an Anti-Imperialist 1887-98
The Economics of Imperialism 1899-1902
Imperialism. A Study: Parasitism and Industry
Dilemmas of a New Liberal: Free Trade, Foreign Investment and Imperialism 1903-1914
Late Variations on a Famous Theme 1914-1938
Hobson Lives? Finance, Finance Capital and British Imperialsm 1870-1914