Hegemonic Peace and Empire - The Pax Romana, Britannica and Americana

Informationen zum Autor Ali Parchami is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Defence and International Affairs, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He has a DPhil in History from Oxford University and was a lecturer in Politics at Exeter College, Oxford. Klappentext This book examines the language and the ideology of the Pax Romana, the Pax Britannica and the Pax Americana within the broader contexts of hegemonic foreign policy and empire. Zusammenfassung This book examines the language and the ideology of the Pax Romana, the Pax Britannica and the Pax Americana within the broader contexts of hegemonic foreign policy and empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: 'Peace Through Victory' 1. The Peace That Defined Empire: The Language and Ideology of the Roman Pax 2. The Pax Romana : The Character of the Roman Hegemonic Peace Part 2: 'The Savage Wars of Peace' 3. A 'New Rome’: Analogies and Imperial Projections in Victorian and Edwardian Britain 4. The Conceptualisation of the Pax Britannica In the Victorian and Edwardian Eras 5. Imperium et Libertas : The Empire and the ‘Anglo-Saxon Peace’ 6. Empire and Hegemony: The Realities and Myths of the British Pax Part 3: 'The Peace of the Benign Imperium' 7. The Pax Americana Debate: The Liberal Peace and the ‘American Empire’ Conclusion: The Paradox of Hegemonic Peace. Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ali Parchami, Ali (Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Parchami, Parchami Ali
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.02.2009
• EAN: 9780415492546
• ISBN: 978-0-415-49254-6
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: War, History and Politics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Warfare & defence, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict, Land forces and warfare