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082	0	4	_a970.01 _222
090			_aE169.1 _bM978a 2008
049			_aGRAL
100	1		_aMurphy, Cullen.
245	1	0	_aAre we Rome? : _bthe fall of an empire and the fate of America / _cCullen Murphy.
250			_a1st Mariner Books ed.
260			_aBoston : _bHoughton Mifflin, _c2008.
300			_a262 p.; _c21 cm.
500			_a"A Mariner Book."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-262).
505	0		_aPrologue: 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.
520			_aThe 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.
651		0	_aUnited States _xCivilization _xRoman influences.
650		0	_aNational characteristics, American.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations.
651		0	_aUnited States _xTerritorial expansion.
650		0	_aImperialism.
651		0	_aRome _xHistory.
938			_aBaker and Taylor _bBTCP _nBK0007492882
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