Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity

Author:   Walter Scheidel
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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9780691216737


Pages:   704
Publication Date:   16 March 2021
Format:   Paperback
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The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Eur

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Author:   Walter Scheidel
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691216737


ISBN 10:   0691216738
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   16 March 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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"""Finalist for the PROSE Award in Archaeology and Ancient History, Association of American Publishers"" ""One of the Evening Standard's Best Books of 2019"" ""One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019: Economics"""


Finalist for the PROSE Award in Archaeology and Ancient History, Association of American Publishers One of the Evening Standard's Best Books of 2019 One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019: Economics


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Walter Scheidel is the Dickason Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Classics and History, and a Kennedy-Grossman Fellow in Human Biology at Stanford University. His many books include The Great Leveler (Princeton). Twitter @WalterScheidel

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