Empire: The Political Order of Globalization

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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Right before our eyes, the empire is growing and taking shape. Boundless and endless, this is the new political order of globalization—a new form of sovereignty. From postmodernism to modernity, from imperialism to empire, will humanity in the new century usher in a world of harmony and well-being or face oppression and constraint? The key to the future lies in the interaction between the empire and its repressive forces.
Further, the empire is merely a concept, primarily requiring theoretical research. The basic characteristic of the empire concept is that it has no borders, and its rules are unlimited. First and most importantly, the empire concept assumes a system that successfully encompasses spatial unity, or truly governs the entire "civilized" world. It is not bounded by national borders in its rule. Second, the concept of the empire indicates that it is not a regime originating from conquest, but rather an order that successfully terminates history and thus permanently fixes the existing state of affairs.