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Why America Is Not a New Rome
Why America Is Not a New Rome
Author: Vaclav Smil
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, co...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262526852
ISBN-10: 0262526859
Publication Date: 9/5/2014
Pages: 240
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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