1st Edition

The Empire and its Critics, 1899-1939 Classics of Imperialism

Edited By Peter Cain Copyright 1999

    The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twentieth century. They are vital in understanding the transition from the liberal anti-imperialism of the nineteenth century to the more overtly socialist critiques of the twentieth.

    Part I: The Claims And The Claimants, Part II: What Are Empires Worth - and To Whom?, Part III: What It Feels Like To Be A Colony, Part IV: The Issue Defined, Part V: Policy, Select Bibliography, Index

    Biography

    Leonard Barnes