Hegemony and Empire

Professor Naill Ferguson (2004)

In this short extract from Naill Ferguson's recent book Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire he explores the various current definitions of terms such as hegemony, global leadership and empire.

Drawing on his extensive historical research on empires he outlines in table format a Typology of Empire. This enables a comparison to be made between the current America Empire and that of other empires in particular the former British Empire.

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