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Author:   David Tabachnick ,  Toivo Koivukoski ,  Laurie M Johnson Bagby ,  Ryan K Balot
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780802095213

ISBN 10:   0802095216
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   05 September 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface David Edward Tabachnick and Toivo Koivukoski In the Mirror of Antiquity: The Problem of American Empire David C. Hendrickson Democracy and Empire: The Case of Athens Laurie M. Johnson Bagby Empire by Invitation of Domination? The Difference between Hemonia and Arkhe / David Edward Tabachnick The Freedom to Rule: Athenian Imperialism and Democratic Masculinity Ryan K. Balot Liberty and Empire, with the Benefit of Limited Hindsight - or What Herodotus of Halicarnassus Saw Clifford Orwin Empire and the Eclipse of Politics Leah Bradshaw Imperial Compulsions Toivo Koivukoski Rome and the Hellenistic World: Masculinity and Militarism, Monarchy and Republic Arthur M. Eckstein Imperial Power in the Roman Republic Susan Mattern-Parkes The Rise of Global Power and the Music of the Spheres: Philosophy and History in Cicero's De Re Publica Geoffrey Kellow Machiavelli's Model of a Liberal Empire: The Evolution of Rome Waller R. Newell Post-9/11 Evocations of Empire in Light of Eric Voegelin's Political Science John von Heyking Athens as Hamlet: The Irresolute Empire Barry Strauss

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By 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

By 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

Author Information

David Edward Tabachnick is a professor in the Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Economics at Nipissing University. Toivo Koivukoski is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Nipissing University.

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