Empires without imperialism :

Morefield, Jeanne, 1967-

Empires without imperialism : Anglo-American decline and the politics of deflection / Jeanne Morefield. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c.2014 - x, 288 p. ; 24 cm.

Index : p. 279-288.

Bibliography : p. 243-278.

Alfred Zimmern's "Oxford paradox" : displacement and Athenian nostalgia -- Falling in love with Athens : Donald Kagan on America and Thucydides' revisionism -- The Round Table's story of commonwealth -- The empire whisperer : Niall Ferguson's misdirection, disavowal and the perilousness of neoliberal time -- Empire's handyman : Jan Smuts and the politics of international holism -- Michael Ignatieff's tragedy : just as we are, here and now -- Conclusion : is this who we want to be?




Liberalism--History.--Great Britain
Liberalism--History.--United States
Imperialism.


Great Britain--Colonies--History.
United States--Territories and possessions--History.



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