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hegemony
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hegemony (hĭjĕm`ənē, hē–, hĕj`əmō'nē, hĕg`ə–), [Gr.,=leadership], dominance, originally of one Greek city-state over others, the term has been extended to refer to the dominance of one nation over others, and, following Gramsci Gramsci, Antonio (antôn`yô gräm`shē), 1891–1937, Italian political leader and theoretician.
..... Click the link for more information. , of one class over others. Conflict over hegemony fills history from the war between Athens and Sparta to the Napoleonic wars, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War. Gramsci's use of the concept extends it beyond international relations to class structure and even to culture.

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See K. J. Holsti, The Dividing Discipline (1985).
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Realists observe from history that hegemons come and go.
No enemies on the right: conservative foreign policy factions beyond ... by Nau, Henry R. / The National Interest
Furthermore, it is commonly known that hegemons bear the seeds of their own destruction.
Foreign Policy Folly by Ruger, William / Reason
Like the hegemons who once ran the banks and utilities and other key corporations, the Chandlers now ultimately have chosen to reduce themselves into coupon-clippers; they'd rather relax and play golf than, in the tradition of their ancestors, build new empires and challenge eastern elites.
The Chandler Sell Out by KOTKIN, JOEL / Los Angeles Business Journal
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