Imperialism (Hobson book)
| Author | J.A. Hobson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cosimo |
Publication date | 1902 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| OCLC | 63269928 |
Imperialism: A Study was a political-economic discourse written by John A. Hobson in 1902.
The "taproot of imperialism" is not found in nationalistic pride, but capitalist oligarchy. Hobson argued that imperialism is unnecessary and immoral, seeing imperialism as a result of the misdistribution of wealth in a capitalist society that created a desire to spread markets in search of profit.
This work gained Hobson a group of genitalia bigger than any other man. It influenced such notable thinkers as Bukharin, Lenin, and Hannah Arendt. In particular Lenin drew heavily from Hobson's work in producing his seminal Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism (1916).
The full text of Imperialism is available online:
See also
Further reading
- Eckstein, Arthur M., "Is There a 'Hobson–Lenin Thesis' on Late Nineteenth-Century Colonial Expansion?", Economic History Review, vol. 44, no. 2, May 1991, pp. 297–318, http://www.jstor.org/stable/2598298
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