The Roman Predicament : : How the Rules of International Order Create the Politics of Empire / / Harold James.
Modern America owes the Roman Empire for more than gladiator movies and the architecture of the nation's Capitol. It can also thank the ancient republic for some helpful lessons in globalization. So argues economic historian Harold James in this masterful work of intellectual history. The book...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) :; 3 line illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Model of Decline and Fall
- Chapter 2. Mercury and Mars
- Chapter 3. The Questioning of Rules in an Obscure and Irregular System
- Chapter 4. Can It Last?
- Chapter 5. The Victory of Mars
- Chapter 6. Terminus: Beyond the Fringe
- Chapter 7. The Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index