List of Illustrations; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction to the Second Edition; Abbreviations; 1. Introductory: the Nineteenth-century Legacy; 2. The Imperial Challenge, 1985; 3. Liberals and the Empire; 4. Labour and the Empire; 5. 'The New Knowledge'; 6. The New Radicals; 7. Imperialism: a Study; 8. Liverpool and Africa; 9. The Twentieth Century: Radicals and Africa; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The notion of 'empire' has been at the forefront of world politics for over a century. Bernard Porter's landmark work traces the critical response to the British imperial project in the years leading up to World War I. Imperial adventures, including the intervention in Egypt and the Anglo-Boer War, together with the jingoistic clamour that surrounded them, attracted powerful hostility as well as support. "Criticism of Empire" is the subject of Porter's stimulating book. Long regarded as the classic account, the author has now added a substantial new Introduction. He demonstrates the
