Description
Book SynopsisExplores the historical, philosophical, and intellectual development of global liberalism since the nineteenth century in the context of the deployment of violence, force, and intervention.
Liberalism and Transformation narrates the messy history of emancipatory liberalism and its engagement with issues of war and peace.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter One. Introduction: Liberalism and Violence
- Chapter Two. The How of Emancipatory Liberalism
- Chapter Three. Transformation and Civilization: Liberalism, Empire, Intervention
- Chapter Four. Transformation and Self-Determination: Internationalists at War
- Chapter Five. Transformation and Totalitarianism: Intervention and Cold War Liberalism
- Chapter Six. Transformation and Terror: State Failure, Development, and Human Rights
- Chapter Seven. Conclusion: Toward a Minimalist Liberalism
Notes
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