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Hegemony, from the Greek he¯gemonía, English: “hegemonic” for “leadership” or “hegemon” for “leader”, refers to the ideal representation of the interests of the ruling class as universal interests.102
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
(Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and politician (1769–1821)
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Read, C. (2010). Gradual Economic Marginalization. In: The Rise and Fall of an Economic Empire. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230297074_24
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