Why America Is Not a New Rome

by Vaclav Smil

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America's post--Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspired pundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its most powerful. Now, with America no longer perceived as invulnerable, engaged in protracted fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and suffering the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, comparisons are to the bloated, decadent, ineffectual later Empire. In "Why America Is Not a New Rome," Vaclav...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262195933

ISBN13:9780262195935

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:226 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

21st Century Ancient Civilization & Culture Comparative Politics Early Civilization Government History Legal Theory & Systems Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Non-US Legal Systems Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Rome World

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