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US Hegemony In World Politics

Question
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Give an example each of the three kinds of hegemony that are dealt with in the chapter. Do not cite examples that are in the chapter.

Solution
(i) Hegemony as a hard power: Military power of Emperor Ashoka in the ancient India.

(ii) Hegemony as a structural power: Sale of Chinese toys in the world.

(iii) Hegemony as a soft power: France's influence on the Vietnamese people and they stated wearing French dress in place of traditional Vietnamese dress.