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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. BibliographySee K. J. Holsti, The Dividing Discipline (1985). hegemony ascendancy or domination of one power or state within a league, confederation, etc., or of one social class over others How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The claims of religious hegemonists, not altogether lacking worldwide, ring more and more hollow as religious diversity becomes the fact in any society with an airport and instruments of mass communication. It has been a tool in imperialist and hegemonist intrusion and expansion. Doubtless the Bush Administration's fervent hegemonists will scoff at the idea that the United States will become the object of counter-hegemonic balancing. |
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