02642cam a2200421Ia 4500 58355 20230411090017.0 071020s2008 mau b 000 0 eng d (OCoLC)ocn179794760 BTCTA BTCTA BAKER YDXCP RL9 OSU 9780547052106 (pbk.) 0547052103 (pbk.) (OCoLC)179794760 970.01 22 E169.1 M978a 2008 GRAL Murphy, Cullen. Are we Rome? : the fall of an empire and the fate of America / Cullen Murphy. 1st Mariner Books ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 262 p.; 21 cm. "A Mariner Book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-262). Prologue: The eagle in the mirror -- The capitals: where Republic meets empire -- The legions: when power meets reality -- The fixers: when public good meets private opportunity -- The outsiders: when people like us meet people like them -- The borders: where the present meets the future -- Epilogue: There once was a great city. The rise and fall of ancient Rome has been on American minds from the beginning of our Republic. Depending on who's doing the talking, the history of Rome serves either as a triumphal call to action, or a dire warning of imminent collapse. Esteemed editor and author Murphy ventures past the pundits' rhetoric to draw nuanced lessons about how we might avoid Rome's demise. Working on a canvas that extends far beyond the issue of an overstretched military, Murphy reveals a wide array of similarities between the two empires: the blinding, insular culture of our capitals; the debilitating effect of corruption; the paradoxical issue of borders; and the weakening of the body politic through various forms of "privatization." Most pressingly, he argues that we most resemble Rome in the burgeoning corruption of our government and in our arrogant ignorance of the world outside--two things that are in our power to change.--From publisher description. United States Civilization Roman influences. National characteristics, American. United States Foreign relations. United States Territorial expansion. Imperialism. Rome History. Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0007492882 Baker & Taylor BKTY 14.95 11.21 0547052103 0007492882 active YBP Library Services YANK 2758116 lcc bk C0 DRFGD csexposito 110864 110864 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2023-04-11 0 00000059173 2019-02-17 00:00:00 1 2019-02-17 bk