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An exploration of the ways in which ancient theories of empire can inform our understanding of present-day international relations, Enduring Empire engages in a serious discussion of empire as it relates to American foreign policy and global politics.
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.
Featuring essays from some of the leading thinkers in the fields of political science, philosophy, history, and classics, Enduring Empire illustrates how lessons gleaned from the Athenian and Roman empires can help us to understand the imperial trajectory of global politics today.
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
