{"product_id":"enduring-empire","title":"Enduring Empire","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\n\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\n\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","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54220528484696,"sku":"9780802095213","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802095213__676f399045eb8.jpg?v=1741158587","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/enduring-empire","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}