Friendship and Empire - Roman Diplomacy and Imperialism in the Middle Republic (353-146 Bc)

Informationen zum Autor Paul J. Burton is a lecturer at the Australian National University, Canberra. He has published on topics as diverse as ancient international law, the influence of the classics on George Orwell, and the influence of Sophocles' Oedipus the King on Alfred Hitchcock's film, The Birds. His most recent article is a comprehensive study of comparisons of Rome with the United States as global powers in print journalism and current affairs literature in the first decade of the 2000s. Klappentext This book argues that language and ideals contributed just as much to Roman empire-building as military muscle. Zusammenfassung By exploring the Roman concept of amicitia! or 'friendship'! and applying a constructivist theoretical framework drawn from international relations! this bold new interpretation of Rome's rise to world power argues that language and ideals contributed just as much to empire-building as military muscle. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Discourse, international relations, and international relations theory; 2. Friendship practices and processes; 3. Amicitia incipit: beginning international friendship; 4. The duties of international friendship; 5. The breakdown and dissolution of international friendship; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Paul J. Burton, Paul J. (Australian National University Burton, Burton Paul J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781107525726
• ISBN: 978-1-107-52572-6
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Political science & theory, Ancient Rome, Diplomacy, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory