Myths of empire : domestic politics and international ambition / Jack Snyder.

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 criticize...

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Main Author: Snyder, Jack L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1991.
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
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