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Hobson was innovative in tying between 1898 and 1902 the concept of modernity, empire, and Jews together; according to Hobson, the international financiers influenced the government partially through Jewish press ownership in South Africa and London.
May 9, 2020 · This essay explores the work of British social liberal and writer John Atkinson Hobson (1858–1940), focusing on his evolving understanding of economic imperialism, its causes and its consequences. It concludes with an assessment of Hobson’s contemporary significance.
- Peter Cain
- p.j.cain@shu.ac.uk
Dec 3, 2007 · The war in South Africa : its causes and effects. by. Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson), 1858-1940. Publication date. 1900. Topics. Boer War, South Africa -- Politics and government. Publisher.
Jul 2, 2020 · As tensions between the British Empire and the Boers grew during 1899, The Manchester Guardian commissioned Hobson to visit the Transvaal. His article ‘Capitalism and Imperialism in South Africa’ (1900) argued that the eventual war (1899–1902) benefited only monopoly and financier interests.
- Simon Chilvers
- sjchilvers@gmail.com
May 24, 2009 · The war in South Africa; its causes and effects by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson), 1858-1940
But what gave Hobson’s economic views particular originality and edge was his analysis of British imperialism in southern Africa in the 1890s. In 1899 he went as special correspondent for the Manchester Guardian to cover the South African war.
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"The War in South Africa - Its Causes and Effects" is a 1900 work by English social scientist John Atkinson Hobson that explores the reasons and ramifications of The Second Boer War...
