Liberalism in Empire: An Alternative History by Andrew Stephen Sartori (English)

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Liberalism in Empire by Andrew Stephen Sartori Explores the generative crisis in understanding propertys role in the constitution of a liberal polity, which intersected in Bengal with a new politics of peasant independence based on practices of commodity exchange. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description While the need for a history of liberalism that goes beyond its conventional European limits is well recognized, the agrarian backwaters of the British Empire might seem an unlikely place to start. Yet specifically liberal preoccupations with property and freedom evolved as central to agrarian policy and politics in colonial Bengal. Liberalism in Empire explores the generative crisis in understanding propertys role in the constitution of a liberal polity, which intersected in Bengal with a new politics of peasant independence based on practices of commodity exchange. Thus the conditions for a new kind of vernacular liberalism were created.Andrew Sartoris examination shows the workings of a section of liberal policy makers and agrarian leaders who insisted that norms governing agrarian social relations be premised on the property-constituting powers of labor, which opened a new conceptual space for appeals to both political economy and the normative significance of property. It is conventional to see liberalism as traveling through the space of empire with the extension of colonial institutions and intellectual networks. Sartoris focus on the Lockeanism of agrarian discourses of property, however, allows readers to grasp how liberalism could serve as a normative framework for both a triumphant colonial capitalism and a critique of capitalism from the standpoint of peasant property. Flap "Few books have the potential to transform a single debate; fewer show, as Andrew Sartori does here, that transforming it demands a profound reconceptualization of much more. To understand the relationship of liberalism and empire is to reconsider the meaning of liberalism anywhere and everywhere, and to locate liberal theory not solely in Western books but also in the density of global life. Sartoris masterpiece of critical history is an instant classic." --Samuel Moyn, author of The Last Utopia "This is a wonderfully challenging and original history. The combination of theoretical ambition and historical rigor will ensure that this text will be a catalyst for academic debate for years to come." --Robert Travers, author of Ideology and Empire in Eighteenth Century India: The British in Bengal Author Biography Andrew Sartori is Associate Professor of History at NYU, author of Bengal in Global Concept History: Culturalism in the Age of Capital (2008), and coeditor (with Samuel Moyn) of Global Intellectual History (2013). Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1. How to Write a History of Liberalism? 2. The Great Rent Case 3. Custom and the Crisis of Victorian Liberalism 4. An Agrarian Civil Society? Intermezzo: The Forgetting of Liberal Custom 5. Peasant Property and Muslim Freedom Conclusion: Political Economy, Liberalism, and the History of Capital Notes Bibliography Index Review "A careful and intelligent study." American Historical Review Review Quote "Impressive, thought-provoking ... the book makes a very nuanced and persuasive case." Details ISBN0520281691 Author Andrew Stephen Sartori Pages 288 Year 2014 ISBN-10 0520281691 ISBN-13 9780520281691 Format Paperback Imprint University of California Press Subtitle An Alternative History Place of Publication Berkerley Country of Publication United States DEWEY 954.14 Media Book Short Title LIBERALISM IN EMPIRE Language English Series Number 8 Illustrations black & white illustrations Publication Date 2014-07-03 UK Release Date 2014-07-03 AU Release Date 2014-07-03 NZ Release Date 2014-07-03 US Release Date 2014-07-03 Publisher University of California Press Series Berkeley Series in British Studies Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161740573;

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