Tag: empire
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Empire after Empire? Soviet Rule, Decolonisation and the Politics of Collapse
Was the Soviet Union an anti-imperial federation, a new empire, or both? This essay examines nation-building, hierarchy, reform and the contested legacies of 1991.
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Jeremy Bentham: Utility, Reform and the Problem of Empire
Bentham’s greatest-happiness principle made law answerable to human consequences. This essay examines utility, reform, manuscript transcription and the contradictions of empire.