TY - JOUR PY - 2007// TI - Empire, Geopolitics and Development JO - Development and change A1 - Chhachhi, Amrita A1 - Herrera, Linda SP - 1021 EP - 1040 VL - 38 IS - 6 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)

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