{"product_id":"enduring-empire-ancient-lessons-for-global-politics-paperback-softback-9780802095213","title":"Enduring Empire; Ancient Lessons for Global Politics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780802095213","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnduring Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAncient Lessons for Global Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Tabachnick (Edited by), Toivo Koivukoski (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802095213\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBy reaching back to the imperial histories of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, this fascinating collection explores the passages that global powers traverse as they rise and fall. - G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of the ways in which ancient theories of empire can inform our understanding of present-day international relations, \u003cem\u003eEnduring Empire\u003c\/em\u003e engages in a serious discussion of empire as it relates to American foreign policy and global politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The imperial power dynamics of ancient Athens and Rome provided fertile ground for the deliberations of many classical thinkers who wrote on the nature of empire: contemplating political sovereignty, autonomy, and citizenship as well as war, peace, and civilization in a world where political boundaries were strained and contested. The contributors to this collection prompt similar questions with their essays and promote a serious contemporary consideration of empire in light of the predominance of the United States and of the doctrine of liberal democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing essays from some of the leading thinkers in the fields of political science, philosophy, history, and classics, \u003cem\u003eEnduring Empire\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates how lessons gleaned from the Athenian and Roman empires can help us to understand the imperial trajectory of global politics today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cem\u003eDavid Edward Tabachnick and Toivo Koivukoski\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the Mirror of Antiquity: The Problem of American Empire \u003cem\u003eDavid C. Hendrickson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Democracy and Empire: The Case of Athens\u003cem\u003e Laurie M. Johnson Bagby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Empire by Invitation of Domination? The Difference between \u003cem\u003eHemonia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArkhe\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eDavid Edward Tabachnick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Freedom to Rule: Athenian Imperialism and Democratic Masculinity \u003cem\u003eRyan K. Balot\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liberty and Empire, with the Benefit of Limited Hindsight - or What Herodotus of Halicarnassus Saw \u003cem\u003eClifford Orwin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Empire and the Eclipse of Politics \u003cem\u003eLeah Bradshaw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Imperial Compulsions \u003cem\u003eToivo Koivukoski\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rome and the Hellenistic World: Masculinity and Militarism, Monarchy and Republic \u003cem\u003eArthur M. Eckstein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Imperial Power in the Roman Republic \u003cem\u003eSusan Mattern-Parkes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Rise of Global Power and the Music of the Spheres: Philosophy and History in Cicero's De Re Publica \u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Kellow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Machiavelli's Model of a Liberal Empire: The Evolution of Rome \u003cem\u003eWaller R. Newell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Post-9\/11 Evocations of Empire in Light of Eric Voegelin's Political Science \u003cem\u003eJohn von Heyking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Athens as Hamlet: The Irresolute Empire \u003cem\u003eBarry Strauss\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545913553176,"sku":"9780802095213","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/enduring-empire-ancient-lessons-for-global-politics-paperback-softback-9780802095213","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}