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...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Smil, Vaclav
Format:	Electronic 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.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780262283885 0262283883 9780262288293 026228829X 0262195933 9780262195935 1282541986 9781282541986 9786612541988 6612541989
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central