Myths of Empire
Domestic Politics and International Ambition
by Jack Snyder
330 pages· 1991· ISBN 9780801497643
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Overextension is the common pitfall of empires. Jack Snyder identifies recurrent myths of empire, describes the varieties of overextension to which they lead, and criticizes the traditional explanations offered by historians and political scientists.
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