Why America is not a new Rome /

Why America is not a new Rome /

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An investigation of the America-Rome analogy that goes deeper than the facile comparisons made on talk shows and in glossy magazine articles.America's post-Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspired pundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its most p...

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Main Author: Smil, Vaclav
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Power (Social sciences) > United States.
Power (Social sciences) > Rome.
World politics > 21st century.
Comparative civilization.
United States > Civilization.
United States > Foreign relations.
United States > Economic conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Political & Social Theory
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Call Number: E169.1 .S5948 2010eb
 
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