The present American "empire" is often compared with the British one of yore--not surprising in view of the fact that Afghanistan and Iraq were once British imperial stamping grounds, too. But how alike are the two empires really? What are the connections between them? And what can we learn from the[...]

The notion of 'empire' has been at the forefront of world politics for over a century. This work traces the critical response to the British imperial project in the years leading up to WWI. It demonstrates the power and influence of major critics such as J A Hobson, E D Morel and Mary Kingsley, and [...]