Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078037 |
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| Authors | Lloyd Cox (0000-0001-7436-2563, Macquarie University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeose041.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4240817341 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The analysis of empire and imperialism has been reinvigorated since the early 2000s, largely in response to the United States' shift to a more muscular and unilateralist foreign policy. Routine comparisons are now made between the contemporary United States on the one hand, and the Roman, British and other empires on the other. This entry clarifies the terminological and conceptual issues at stake in these debates, as well as giving some historical depth to the development of empires from antiquity to modernity. Finally, it considers some of the more influential explanations of empire that have been proffered, paying particular attention to the critical reception of these ideas
Ancient history · Economic history · Empire · Foreign policy · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Highly cited | No |
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