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Why America is not a new Rome / Vaclav Smil.

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Why America is not a new Rome / Vaclav Smil.

Call No. (NDL)
GH82-B52
Bibliographic ID of National Diet Library
000011070454
Material type
図書
Author
Smil, Vaclav, 1943-
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication date
c2010.
Material Format
Paper
Capacity, size, etc.
xii, 226 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
NDC
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America as a new Rome? Nihil novi sub soleWhy America is not a new Rome. Empires, powers, limits ; Knowledge, machines, energy ; Life, death, wealthWh...

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"America's post-Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspired pundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its m...

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Material Type
図書
ISBN
9780262195935 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Publication, Distribution, etc.
Publication Date
c2010.
Publication Date (W3CDTF)
2010
Extent
xii, 226 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication (Country Code)
US
Text Language Code
eng