Covenants without Swords: Idealist Liberalism and the Spirit of Empire

267 Pages·2009·1.471 MB·English

by  Jeanne Morefield

Covenants without Swords
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Covenants without Swords
IDEALIST LIBERALISM AND
THE SPIRIT OF EMPIRE
Jeanne Morefield
PRINCETON UNIVERSI TY PRESS
PRINCETON AND OXFOR D
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Andcovenants,withoutthesword,arebutwordsandofno
strengthtosecureamanatall.
—ThomasHobbes,Leviathan,ch.XVII
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
CHAPTERONE
OxfordLiberalismandtheReturnofPatriarchy 24
CHAPTERTWO
An“OddlyTransposed”Liberalism 55
CHAPTERTHREE
Mind,Spirit,andLiberalismintheWorld 96
CHAPTERFOUR
Nationhood,WorldOrder,andthe“OneGreat
CityofMenandGods” 136
CHAPTERFIVE
SovereigntyandtheLiberalShadow 175
CHAPTERSIX
LiberalCommunityandtheLureofEmpire 205
Bibliography 231
Index 249