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Hegemony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Hegemony (pronounced hə'dʒɛ.mə.ni or 'hɛ.dʒəˌmo.ni) (greek:ηγεμονία) is the dominance of one group over other groups, with or without the threat of force, to the extent that, for instance, the dominant party can dictate the terms of trade to its advantage; more broadly, cultural perspectives become skewed to favor the dominant group. |
| | Hegemony affects the perspective of mainstream history, as history is written by the victors for a sympathetic readership. |
| | His theory defined the State by a mixture of coercion and hegemony, between which he drew distinctions; according to Gramsci, hegemony consists of political power that flows from intellectual and moral leadership, authority or consensus, as distinguished from mere armed force. |
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