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Free Download Ancient Rome and Modern America By Margaret Malamud(auth.), Maria Wyke(eds.)
2008 | 306 Pages | ISBN: 1405139331 | PDF | 3 MB
Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role the narratives and images of Rome have played in America's understanding of itself and its history. Places America's response to Rome in a historical context, from the Revolutionary era to the present Looks at portrayals of Rome in different media: writing, architecture, theatre, painting, World's Fairs and Expositions, and film Beautifully illustrated with over 40 high quality photographs and figures Content: Chapter 1 Exemplary Romans in the Early Republic (pages 9-33): Chapter 2 Working Men's Heroes (pages 34-69): Chapter 3 Rome and the Politics of Slavery (pages 70-97): Chapter 4 Corporate Caesars and Radical Reformers (pages 98-121): Chapter 5 Manifest Virtue (pages 122-149): Chapter 6 The Pleasures of Empire (pages 150-185): Chapter 7 Screening Rome During the Great Depression (pages 186-207): Chapter 8 Cold War Romans (pages 208-228): Chapter 9 Imperial Consumption (pages 229-252):