Why Empires Fall : Rome, America and the future of the west
P.J. Heather
Bok · Engelsk · 2023
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| Omfang | v, 188 sider : illustrasjoner, kart
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| Opplysninger | "Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate global affairs. Then, around the start of the millennium, history took a dramatic turn. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline. This is not the first time the world has witnessed such a major rise and fall. The Roman Empire followed a similar arc from dizzying power to disintegration. In this transformative intervention, Heather and Rapley explore the uncanny parallels - and productive differences - between the past and present, moving beyond the familiar tropes of invading barbarians and civilizational decay to learn new lessons from ancient history. From 399 to 1999, the life cycles of empires, they argue, sow the seeds of their inevitable destruction. If the era of western global domination has reached its end, Heather and Rapley contemplate what comes next"
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| ISBN | 9780300273724
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