TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sylvest,Casper
TI  - British liberal internationalism, 1880?1930: Making progress?
SN  - 9781847793508
AV  - DA566 .B758 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Manchester
PB  - Manchester University Press
KW  - Internationalism
KW  - Liberalism
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 9780719079092; 9780719079092; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Introduction; Liberal international thought: explaining the blind spot; Liberal internationalism: ideology and context; Limits and remits; Outline of the book; Part I --; Beginnings; chapter 2; Victorian liberalism and the roots of liberal internationalism; Victorian liberalism; The roots of liberal internationalism; Delineating internationalism; Part II --; Languages; Chapter 3; Legal evolution and the redemption of international law; The spectre of Austin and British international law before 1870; Legal evolution and the march of civilisationPositivism, naturalism and the development of international law; The hidden hand of international law; The drawbacks of gradualism; Chapter 4; Philosophy and internationalist ethics; A note on philosophical idealism; War, evolution and internationalism: Herbert Spencer; Between principles and power: Henry Sidgwick's liberal internationalism; Conclusion; chapter 5; Liberal internationalism and the uses of history; A note on the British historical tradition; Nationality and empire: Bryce and the search for peace; John Morley, internationalism and the 'great man' theory of historyActon's ethics and the view from nowhere; Conclusion; Part III --; Traces; Chapter 6; Into the twentieth century; Law in the face of anarchy; Philosophy and the future of international politics; The internationalist appetite for history; Conclusion; Chapter 7; A postscript; Bibliography; Index; 2; b
N2  - This book explores the development, character, and legacy of the ideology of liberal internationalism in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. Liberal internationalism provided a powerful way of theorising and imagining international relations, and it dominated well-informed political discourse at a time when Britain was the most powerful country in the world. Its proponents focused on securing progress, generating order and enacting justice in international affairs. Liberal internationalism united a diverse group of intellectuals and public figures, and it left a lasting legacy
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