05191nam 22009133u 450 991077983300332120230617034310.00-7391-6223-30-7391-0575-2(CKB)2550000001109806(EBL)1330342(OCoLC)854977607(SSID)ssj0000955404(PQKBManifestationID)12421315(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000955404(PQKBWorkID)10956640(PQKB)10590422(MiAaPQ)EBC1330342(EXLCZ)99255000000110980620131223d2005|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrUtilitarianism and Empire[electronic resource]Lanham Lexington Books20051 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-1087-X 1-299-78503-4 Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction Bart Schultz and Georgios Varouxakis; 2 Jeremy Bentham on Slavery and the Slave Trade Frederick Rosen; 3 Jeremy Bentham: Legislator of the World? Jennifer Pitts; 4 James Mill's The History of British India. The Question of Utilitarianism and Empire Javed Majeed; 5 Mill on Happiness: The Enduring Value of a Complex Critique Martha C. Nussbaum; 6 Liberalism's Limits: Carlyle and Mill on ""The Negro Question"" David Theo Goldberg; 7 Empire, Race, Euro-centrism: John Stuart Mill and His Critics Georgios Varouxakis8 Chairing the Jamaica Committee: J. S. Mill and the Limits of Colonial Authority J. Joseph Miller9 The Early Utilitarians, Race, and Empire: The State of the Argument H. S. Jones; 10 Imagining Darwinism David Weinstein; 11 Sidgwick's Racism Bart Schultz; Index; About the ContributorsThe classical utilitarian legacy of Jeremy Bentham, J. S. Mill, James Mill, and Henry Sidgwick has often been charged with both theoretical and practical complicity in the growth of British imperialism and the emerging racialist discourse of the nineteenth century. But there has been little scholarly work devoted to bringing together the conflicting interpretive perspectives on this legacy and its complex evolution with respect to orientalism and imperialism. This volume, with contributions by leading scholars in the field, represents the first attempt to survey the full range of current scholBentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832 -- InfluenceGreat Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th centuryImperialism -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryMill, James, 1773-1836. History of British IndiaMill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 -- InfluenceRace relations -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centurySlave-trade -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryUtilitarianism -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th centuryImperialismHistoryGovernment policy19th centuryGreat BritainRace relationsHistoryGovernment policy19th centuryGreat BritainUtilitarianismHistory19th centuryColoniesGreat BritainSlave-tradeHistoryGovernment policy19th centuryGreat BritainRegions & Countries - EuropeHILCCHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCGreat BritainHILCCGreat BritainColoniesHistory19th centuryGreat BritainColoniesAdministrationHistory19th centuryBentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832 -- Influence.Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 19th century.Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century.Imperialism -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.Mill, James, 1773-1836. History of British India.Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 -- Influence.Race relations -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.Slave-trade -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.Utilitarianism -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century.ImperialismHistoryGovernment policyRace relationsHistoryGovernment policyUtilitarianismHistorySlave-tradeHistoryGovernment policyRegions & Countries - EuropeHistory & ArchaeologyGreat Britain325.320941325/.32/0941Schultz Bart1465691Varouxakis Georgios1966-1113986AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910779833003321Utilitarianism and Empire3753410UNINA