{"product_id":"9781442697300","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\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\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128551391472,"sku":"9781442697300","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442697300_p0.jpg?v=1763809838","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442697300","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}