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Title: Anglo-American Establishment by Quigley Carroll, Carroll Quigley ISBN: 0-945001-01-0 Publisher: Gsg & Assoc Pub. Date: 01 June, 1981 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: How the modern propaganda machine was born
Comment: This is a very interesting book. It was written in 1949, and it seems that Quigley noticed a powerful group who steadily built a very large and successful propaganda machine which was very influential upon British Imperial and foreign policy between the two World Wars. The writing style can be cumbersome at times, especially when detailing personal connections between some of the actors, most of whom are unknown to modern American readers.
To start off with, he makes known that Cecil Rhodes in his first 5 wills wanted to leave his inheritance to start a secret society to preserve and expand the British Empire. Quigley maintains that this society was formed in 1891, consisting of Rhodes, William Stead(influential British columnist), Lord Esher(influential advisor to the royal family), and Alfred Milner(later Commissioner in South Africa). They were to form a sort of 'old boy' network, where they would try to recruit like-minded influential people and bring them on board.
They pioneered the use of study groups to float ideas around and criticize them to anticipate opposition. When they reached sufficient consensus(this was facilitated by participants being all liberal imperialists), they would use their collective influence to get their project implemented. They used their influence at universities as recruiting grounds for people of ability. Using money from trusts such as the Rhodes Trust, Beit Trust, Carnegie Trust, they set up and controlled chairs and lectureships at universities to study foreign relations and Imperial affairs. By using their power of patronage, they filled these posts with fellow liberal imperialists.
They also controlled the Times, the Round Table, and created the Royal Institute for International Affairs. He also claims that they controlled or influenced other publications, such as the Economist. By creating studies and publishing books on foreign affairs, controlling the journals and periodicals that review them, they were in a position to influence or mold public opinion on foreign policy matters. For example, by controlling the Times Literary Supplement, they would give favorable reviews to books supporting their viewpoint. Books not supporting their viewpoint would not get reviewed, or would get rubbished. This practice is going strong today.
He also showed how the Royal Institute of International Affairs became the defacto research branch of the Foreign Office. Thus briefing material and area research to inform Foreign Office officials would originate from this group. The Council on Foreign Relations fulfills this role for the US Government today.
What Quigley describes is the creation of a permanant mandarin class and network, established by wealthy and influential people, a turning point in Western society. The 19th century and the cheapness and availability of weapons tended for more democratic power arrangements. By the late 19th century, industrialization and the rise of big business and big banking, led to less democratic power arrangements. Quigley describes how an influential group in England altered the power arrangements of that country, to effectively control its foreign and imperial policy. Such arrangements, unfortunately, are only too clear to see in the United States as well.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting, but sometimes boring
Comment: This is a very interesting book on the history of the world from the 1890's to approximately 1970--with a twist. Professor Quigley explains how John Rhodes created a secret society that shaped most of the major events during that time period. This book is a must read for anyone trying to find out how events of the 20th century (The Boer War, World Wars I & II) were influenced by this secret society.
Recommended extra reading: "The Brotherhood of Darkness" by Dr. Stanley Monteith
Rating: 3
Summary: Important, but flawed
Comment: Carroll Quigley's account of the Milner Group is ambitious, but flawed by a poor writing style and inadequate documentation of its sources. Still, it is an excellent elaboration on Quigley's views that appeared in his later work, Tragedy and Hope.
Unfortunately, it will be difficult for future historians to follow up on Quigley's groundbreaking work, and he is already dismissed as unreliable and idiosyncratic by scholars who study the Milner Group today. This does not mean that readers of this book should also dismiss Quigley's arguments, but they should be wary of accepting them without some kind of historical evidence.
With these caveats in mind, The Anglo-American Establishment is well worth reading.
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Title: Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll Quigley ISBN: 094500110X Publisher: Gsg & Assoc Pub. Date: June, 1975 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Evolution of Civilizations by Carroll Quigley, Harry J. Hogan ISBN: 0913966568 Publisher: Liberty Fund, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 1979 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Who's Who of the Elite : Members of the Bilderbergs, Council on Foreign Relations, & Trilateral Commission by Robert Gaylon Ross Sr. ISBN: 0964988801 Publisher: Rie Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Federal Reserve Conspiracy by Antony C. Sutton ISBN: 0944379087 Publisher: CPA Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.00 |
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Title: America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & Bones by Antony C. Sutton ISBN: 0972020705 Publisher: Trine Day, LLC Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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