On the fall of the Roman Republic : lessons for the American people /: lessons for the American people. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas E. Strunk.
• Authors: Strunk, Tom
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Key Dates from Roman History; To the Reader; Introduction: Why Rome?; 1 Anacyclosis: No Regime Is Exceptional and Democracy Is Not Inevitable; 2 Mighty Republics Can Fall Because of Slow Corruption Rather Than Dramatic Revolutions; 3 A Revered Tradition of Liberty Can Be Exploited by Authoritarians; 4 Economic Inequality Drives Civil Strife; 5 Political Violence Can Become Normalized; 6 Strongmen Do Not Save Republics; 7 The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship Need to Be Shared and Extended; 8 Civic Virtue Is as Important as the Constitution and Laws; 9 A Reckoning with the Oppressed Cannot Be Denied; 10 Elections Only Work When Everyone Is Willing to Lose; 11 Disregard for The Civil Liberties of Some Erodes the Legal Rights of All Citizens; 12 Military Misadventures Abroad Lead to Instability at Home; 13 Organized, Armed Gangs Tear Apart a Political System; 14 Institutions May Not Be Able to Save the Republic; 15 A Tyrant Backed into a Corner Is a Danger to the Republic; 16 The Real Problem Is Not Simply a Tyrannical Leader; 17 Free Speech Can Disappear; 18 The Crisis Can Be Manufactured to Continue; 19 The Revolution Can Be Advertised as a Restoration; 20 Freedom Lost Cannot So Easily Be Regained; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliographic Note; Index.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 937.02; Democracy -- United States; Rome -- History -- Republic, 256-30 B.C; United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021; United States -- Politics and government -- 2021-; United States -- Civilization -- Roman influences
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781839980565; 9781839980558
• Related ISBNs: 9781839980541
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