Publicity, Philanthropy and Commemoration
British Society and the War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20060440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A S Thompson (0000-0002-7654-7497, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Pages | 99-123 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Impact of the South African War (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230598294_6 |
| OpenAlex | W2467052584 |
| ISBN | 9780230598294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
When, in 1902, J. A. Hobson pointed to the perils of the 'new' imperialism, his thinking was heavily influenced by the recent experience of the South African War.2 Hobson's argument about the causes of the war — 'fought to place a small international oligarchy of mine-owners and speculators in power at Pretoria' — left him with a lot of explaining to do. If the British taxpayer stood to gain little from military intervention in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, why was pro-Boer opposition so weak?3 Predictably, his answer recycled a key tenet of radical political thought. Arms increases and wars, while a burden upon the nation as a whole, nonetheless benefitted an array of selfish class interests within it. International financiers were identified as the chief beneficiaries of colonialism. According to Hobson, they not only exerted pressure on governments to act for them, but controlled the organs of public opinion too. In this way, the general public's apparent acceptance of the war was blamed on that long-standing radical bugbear: newspapers. A 'poisoned press', aided and abetted by the musical halls, was accused of whipping up xenophobia in the population at large, and so stymying any serious criticism of the conflict.KeywordsBritish SocietyMilitary InterventionDaily MailRelief FundWounded SoldierThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2017 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |