Empires of trust : how Rome built--and America is building--a new world / Thomas F. Madden.
Draws parallels between the histories of the United States and Rome, evaluating how ancient world decisions about such topics as the separation of church and state and the over-extension of the military can inform issues being faced by modern America.
Record details
- ISBN: 0525950745
- ISBN: 9780525950745
- Physical Description: xiv, 336 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-319) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Empires of trust, and the other ones -- Distrusting kings -- Family values -- Building an empire while avoiding one -- Becoming a superpower -- Greek art and French fashion : the empire and its aging cultural parents -- How an empire of trust grows, and grows -- Pax -- Fights around the dinner table of empire -- The threat of terrorism -- Crying over the fall.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 937 MAD (Text) | 36015000705786 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Broadway Branch | 937M (Text) | 33262002882410 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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