POL 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 49-63: Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Superpower, Great Power
25 Nov 2016
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The historical analogy is resurfacing, and this is the idea that the united states can and should be compared with imperial powers of the past. This idea became popular when the u. s invaded afghanistan. The u. s shows patterns of imperial dominance. An empire is a multinational or multiethnic state that extends its in uence through formal and informal control of other polities. There is no empire without a conglomeration of linguistically, racially, and culturally different nationalities and the hegemony of one of them over the rest. indian writer, nirad chaudhuri. The fact that there are over 200 independent states with no claimed empire is historically signi cant. Past empires demonstrated military strength, and cultural in uence. Example; rome recruited soldiers from dominated states, gave them right to land ownership and did not force their government styles on them. Focused on exploration and colonialism rather than direct warfare. United states military power differs form both rome and britain.
