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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewUltimately, the test of a good book lies not only in the debates it is able to reconcile, but also those into which it breathes fresh life. On both counts, this collection admirably succeeds, and it would make a very worthwile addition to a reading course in modern intellectual history. * Victorian Studies *
This book is a welcome return to the views of classical utilitarians on empire and imperialism....It is most successful in constructing a conversation, sometimes muted, at times agitated, between the various papers. Most edited collections faile to createsuch a reading experience, and the editors are to be commended for choosing the right authors and papers and for organising the book in a logical fashion....<Utilitarianism and Empire successfully provides a welcome fresh look at and an excellent introduction to the complex and multifaceted relationships between utilitarianism, race and empire... -- Casper Sylvest, 2010 * The Journal Of Utilitas *
The relationship between classical utilitarianism and empire is a fascinating issue which has been ignored or misunderstood for far too long. This wide-ranging and scholarly collection of essays is much to be welcomed and should be read by anyone interested in this significant chapter in the history of ideas. -- Dr. Roger Crisp, St. Anne's College
This book is a welcome return to the views of classical utilitarians on empire and imperialism....It is most successful in constructing a conversation, sometimes muted, at times agitated, between the various papers. Most edited collections faile to create such a reading experience, and the editors are to be commended for choosing the right authors and papers and for organising the book in a logical fashion.... successfully provides a welcome fresh look at and an excellent introduction to the complex and multifaceted relationships between utilitarianism, race and empire. -- Casper Sylvest, 2010 * The Journal Of Utilitas *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Jeremy Bentham on Slavery and the Slave Trade Chapter 3 Jeremy Bentham: Legislator of the World Chapter 4 James Mill's The History of British India: The Question of Utilitarianism and Empire Chapter 5 Mill on Happiness: The Enduring Value of a Complex Critique Chapter 6 Liberalism's Limits: Carlyle and Mill on "The Negro Question" Chapter 7 Empire, Race, and Euro-centrism: John Stewart Mill and His Critics Chapter 8 Chairing the Jamaica Committee: J. S. Mill and the Limits of Colonial Authority Chapter 9 The Early Utilitarians, Race, and Empire: The State of the Argument Chapter 10 Imagining Darwinism Chapter 11 Sidgwick's Racism
