Myths of Empire

Overextension is the common pitfall of empires. Why does it occur? What are the forces that cause...
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Author: Jack Snyder
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Language: English
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Myths of Empire by Snyder, Jack

Myths of Empire

BD$141.97

Myths of Empire

BD$141.97
Author: Jack Snyder
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Overextension is the common pitfall of empires. Why does it occur? What are the forces that cause the great powers of the industrial era to pursue aggressive foreign policies? Jack Snyder identifies recurrent myths of empire, describes the varieties of overextension to which they lead, and criticizes the traditional explanations offered by historians and political scientists.He tests three competing theories--realism, misperception, and domestic coalition politics--against five detailed case studies: early twentieth-century Germany, Japan in the interwar period, Great Britain in the Victorian era, the Soviet Union after World War II, and the United States during the Cold War. The resulting insights run counter to much that has been written about these apparently familiar instances of empire building.



Author: Jack Snyder
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 09/17/1991
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780801425325
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author

Jack L. Snyder is Robert and Ren'e Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University, and author of The Ideology of the Offensive, also from Cornell, and From Voting to Violence: Democratization and Nationalist Conflict.




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