Mill on Nationality

ISBN-13: 9780415249683 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 192 str.

Dr Georgios Varouxakis; G. Varouxakis;Varouxakis Geor

Opis

John Stuart Mill's thought has been central in works discussing the relationship between liberalism and nationality and in shaping liberal attitudes towards nationality. This book provides a study of Mill's ideas and aims to clarify some of the misconceptions surrounding his writings on nationalism.

Recenzje

'This is a much appreciated and welcome work because of the centrality of millian position in the liberalism/nationalism dispute...an interseting and promising position, which can have an important role in the contemporary dicussion of international ethics.' - Raffaele Marchetti

'No-one has combed through Mill's collected works with anything like this degree of thoroughness or acuity.' - Peter Mandler, Cambridge University

'Varouxakis works to set the record straight on this major liberal figure's contribution to understanding the phenomenon of nationalism. His perspicacious use of a wide array of Mill's work is one of the great strengths of this book that promises to be a valuable resource for researchers...Varouxakis succeeds admirably in enriching our understanding of Mill's complex views on this cluster of questions.' - The Review of Politics, Vol. 65, No. 2 (Spring 2003), pp. 290-292

'Georgios Varouxakis is a leader in the new generation of Mill scholars, and his work is exciting and provocative...Mill on Nationality marks an important statement of Varouxakis's extensive research on Mill...The book delivers.' - Bart Schultz, University of Chicago, Journal of the History of Philosophy

'Mill on Nationality is a timely and valuable addition to the literature both on Mill and on nationality. Scholars with an interest in either subject will read it with great profit.' - Dale Miller, Old Dominion University, Utilitas

'...acute and well-researched book.' - Geoffrey W. Smith, University of Lancaster, Nations and Nationalism, Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 2003), pp. 150-151

'In Mill on Nationality, Varouxakis' main quality is the ability to frame, and thus explain, Mill's position within the big picture of his time. This is a much appreciated and welcome work because of the centrality of [the] millian position in the liberalism/nationalism disputeThis twofold understanding of the utilitarian principle, able to combine a patriotisme éclairé with a cosmopolitan appeal, is definitely an interesting and promising position, which can have an important role in the contemporary discussion of international ethics.' - Raffaele Marchetti (LSE), Millennium: Review of International Studies

'...maybe the most interesting part of Varouxakis' book is precisely his general effort to help prevent the abuse of classical texts in contemporary debates.' - Victor Rizescu, Central European University, Budapest and University of Central European Bucharest, European Review of History

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 “A liberal descent”?; Chapter 3 Nations and nationhood I; Chapter 4 Nations and nationhood II; Chapter 5 International relations's intervention/non-intervention and national self-determination; Chapter 6 Foreign policy and the public moralist; Chapter 7 Reconciling patriotism and cosmopolitanism;

O autorze

Georgios Varouxakis is a Lecturer in Politics in the School of Languages and European Studies's Aston University's Birmingham.