{"product_id":"enduring-empire-david-tabachnick-9780802095213","title":"Enduring Empire: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Tabachnick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802095216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802095213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"David Tabachnick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120237572351,"sku":"9780802095213","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3106dc60-5ee7-49ee-ae4d-58a6ccb9b0e5.jpg?v=1687413240","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/enduring-empire-david-tabachnick-9780802095213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}