Empires of trust : how Rome built--and America is building--a new world

Empires of trust : how Rome built--and America is building--a new world / Thomas F. Madden.

Author/creator	Madden, Thomas F.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Dutton, ©2008.
Description	xiv, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Comparative civilization. Rome (Italy)--History --Republic, 510-30 B.C. United States--History --20th century. United States--History --21st century. United States--Public opinion. United States--Foreign public opinion.

Contents	Empires of trust-- and the other ones -- Distrusting kings -- Family values -- Building an empire while trying not to -- Becoming a superpower -- The empire and its aging cultural parents -- How an empire of trust grows-- and grows -- Pax -- Fights around the dinner table of empire -- The threat of terrorism -- Crying over the fall.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-319) and index.
LCCN	2008006646
ISBN	9780525950745
ISBN	0525950745

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DG 231 .M23 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold