LEADER 03937oam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910780992003321 005 20190503073352.0 010 $a0-262-28829-X 010 $a1-282-54198-6 010 $a9786612541988 010 $a0-262-28388-3 035 $a(CKB)2520000000006513 035 $a(OCoLC)586147551 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10367820 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000344470 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11275600 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344470 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10307666 035 $a(PQKB)10286704 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339115 035 $a(OCoLC)586147551$z(OCoLC)647882162$z(OCoLC)743200679$z(OCoLC)764532872$z(OCoLC)816376001$z(OCoLC)826516842$z(OCoLC)923252326$z(OCoLC)961485532$z(OCoLC)962559017$z(OCoLC)988449191$z(OCoLC)991993302$z(OCoLC)1037936256$z(OCoLC)1038606804$z(OCoLC)1045530637$z(OCoLC)1059121156$z(OCoLC)1062916717$z(OCoLC)1081253155 035 $a(OCoLC-P)586147551 035 $a(MaCbMITP)8074 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339115 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10367820 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL254198 035 $a(OCoLC)923252326 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000006513 100 $a20100329d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy America is not a new Rome /$fVaclav Smil 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-262-52685-9 311 $a0-262-19593-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aAn investigation of the America-Rome analogy that goes deeper than the facile comparisons made on talk shows and in glossy magazine articles.America's post-Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspired pundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its most powerful. Now, with America no longer perceived as invulnerable, engaged in protracted fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and suffering the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, comparisons are to the bloated, decadent, ineffectual later Empire. In Why America Is Not a New Rome, Vaclav Smil looks at these comparisons in detail, going deeper than the facile analogy-making of talk shows and glossy magazine articles. He finds profound differences.Smil, a scientist and a lifelong student of Roman history, focuses on several fundamental concerns: the very meaning of empire; the actual extent and nature of Roman and American power; the role of knowledge and innovation; and demographic and economic basics--population dynamics, illness, death, wealth, and misery. America is not a latter-day Rome, Smil finds, and we need to understand this in order to look ahead without the burden of counterproductive analogies. Superficial similarities do not imply long-term political, demographic, or economic outcomes identical to Rome's. 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zUnited States 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zRome 606 $aWorld politics$y21st century 606 $aComparative civilization 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions 607 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D 610 $aSOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General 610 $aSOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Political & Social Theory 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 615 0$aWorld politics 615 0$aComparative civilization. 676 $a973 700 $aSmil$b Vaclav$0140188 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780992003321 996 $aWhy America is not a new Rome$9244256 997 $aUNINA