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Damn great empires! : William James and the politics of pragmatism / Alexander Livingston. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Livingston, Alexander, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- James, William, 1842-1910--Political and social views.
- James, William.
- United States--Territorial expansion--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Philippines--Annexation to the United States.
- Philippines.
- Imperialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Imperialism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- 'Damn Great Empires!' provides a new perspective on the works of William James by placing his encounter with American imperialism at the centre of his philosophical vision. This book reconstructs his overlooked political thought by treating James's anti-imperialist Nachlass - his speeches, essays, notes, and correspondence on the United States' annexation of the Philippines - as the key to the political significance of his celebrated writings on psychology, religion, and philosophy. It shows how James located a craving for authority at the heart of empire as a way of life, a craving he diagnosed and unsettled through his insistence on a modern world without ultimate foundations.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 8, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-023718-X
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