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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Bryan Ward-Perkins |
| ISBN: | 0192805649 9780192805645 0192807285 9780192807281 |
| OCLC Number: | 253896539 |
| Description: | VI, 239 S : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Did Rome Ever Fall?; PART ONE: THE FALL OF ROME; 2. The Horrors of War; 3. The Road to Defeat; 4. Living Under the New Masters; PART TWO: THE END OF A CIVILIZATION; 5. The Disappearance of Comfort; 6. Why the Demise of Comfort?; 7. The Death of a Civilization?; 8. All for the Best in the Best of All Possible Worlds?; Appendix: From Potsherds to People; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography |
| Responsibility: | Bryan Ward-Perkins. |
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Teasingly stimulating, acutely critical, abundantly constructive, and certain to unleash endless debate. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, author of Civilizations and Millennium This hard-hitting and beautifully written assessment will, I am delighted to say, cause a great deal of trouble. The Sunday Telegraph Read more...
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