Why Empires Fall: Rome, America, and the Future of the West - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300280081ISBN-10:300280084UPC:9780300280081Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, United States, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:Rome, 21st CenturySize:8.50 x 5.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCZ6Q557P1
A new perspective on parallels between ancient Rome and the modern world, and what comes next "[A] provocative short book . . . with a novel twist."--The Economist Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, around the start of the new millennium, history took a dramatic turn. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300280081ISBN-10:300280084UPC:9780300280081Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, United States, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:Rome, 21st CenturySize:8.50 x 5.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCZ6Q557P1
Peter Heather is Chair of Medieval History at King's College, London. His books include The Fall of the Roman Empire, Empires and Barbarians, The Restoration of Rome, Rome Resurgent, and Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300. He lives in London, UK. John Rapley is a political economist who has worked as both a theorist and practitioner in global development, publishing several books...
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