TY - JOUR
T1 - Empire, geopolitics and development
AU - Chhachhi, Amrita
AU - Herrera, Linda
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires (Edward Said, 2003).
AB - Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires (Edward Said, 2003).
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2007.00448.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2007.00448.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36348993165
SN - 0012-155X
VL - 38
SP - 1021
EP - 1040
JO - Development and Change
JF - Development and Change
IS - 6
ER -