Among Empires: American Ascendancy and Its PredecessorsHarvard University Press, 2006. ápr. 24. - 384 oldal Contemporary America, with its unparalleled armaments and ambition, seems to many commentators a new empire. Others angrily reject the designation. What stakes would being an empire have for our identity at home and our role abroad? |
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... role abroad ? Here a preeminent American historian addresses these issues in light of the history of empires since antiquity . This elegantly written book examines the structure and impact of these mega - states and asks whether the ...
... role of wealth in winning office , the quality of public debate . I discuss these latter is- sues but not systematically . In fact , most writers don't make this crisp a distinction ; they refer po- to states ' being empires to describe ...
... and technological prowess and the appeal of its popular culture . The United States allegedly dominates by virtue of soft as well as hard power . Such a view invites an examination of the role of 8 Questions at the Outset.
... role of military resources and , more specifically , of the recourse to violence . It raises the larger question , perhaps unanswerable but compelling nonetheless : Do em- pires do more to create " order " or " disorder , " peace or ...
... role . More on this dual stratification in chapters . that follow , but an initial caution is important : Domestic stratification does not mean that empires cannot advance some sorts of equality even as they accentuate other gradients ...