The Roman Predicament : How the Rules of International Order Create the Politics of Empire.

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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: James, Harold
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790. > Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Gibbon, Edward, > 1737-1794. > History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Gibbons, Edward, > 1737-1794. > History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire (Gibbon, Edward)
Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations (Smith, Adam)
30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Imperialism.
Power (Social sciences)
International economic relations.
International organization.
Social values.
Impérialisme.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
Organisation internationale.
Valeurs sociales.
Imperialism
International economic relations
International organization
Social values
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
Rome (Empire)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 addresses what James terms "the Roman dilemma"--The paradoxical notion that while global society depends on a system of rules for building peace and prosperity, this system inevitably leads to domestic clashes, international rivalry, and even wars. As it did in ancient Rome, James argues, a rule-based wo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (177 pages)
ISBN:9781400837632
1400837634
1282964763
9781282964761

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