Why America is not a new Rome /

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

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