The Roman Predicament : How the Rules of International Order Create the Politics of Empire.
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: The Model of Decline and Fall; CHAPTER TWO: Mercury and Mars; CHAPTER THREE: The Questioning of Rules in an Obscure and Irregular System; CHAPTER FOUR: Can It Last?; CHAPTER FIVE: The Victory of Mars; CHAPTER SIX: Terminus: Beyond the Fringe; CHAPTER SEVEN: The Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire; CONCLUSION; Notes; Index.