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Rome Reborn on Western Shores: Historical Imagination and the Creation of the American Republic (Jeffersonian America)
Eran Shalev
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Hardcover. Examines the literature of the Revolutionary era to explore the ways in which American patriots employed the classics and to assess antiquity's importance to the early political culture of the United States. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
Rome Reborn on Western Shores examines the literature of the Revolutionary era to explore the ways in which American patriots employed the classics and to assess antiquity's importance to the early political culture of the United States. Where other writers have concentrated on political theory and ideology, Shalev demonstrates that classical discourse constituted a distinct mode of historical thought during the era, tracing the role of the classics from roughly 1760 to 1800 and beyond. His analysis shows how the classics provided a critical perspective on the management of the British Empire, a common fund of legitimizing images and organizing ... Read more
Rome Reborn on Western Shores examines the literature of the Revolutionary era to explore the ways in which American patriots employed the classics and to assess antiquity's importance to the early political culture of the United States. Where other writers have concentrated on political theory and ideology, Shalev demonstrates that classical discourse constituted a distinct mode of historical thought during the era, tracing the role of the classics from roughly 1760 to 1800 and beyond. His analysis shows how the classics provided a critical perspective on the management of the British Empire, a common fund of legitimizing images and organizing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Jeffersonian America
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813928333
SKU
V9780813928333
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About Eran Shalev
Eran Shalev is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Haifa University in Israel.
Reviews for Rome Reborn on Western Shores: Historical Imagination and the Creation of the American Republic (Jeffersonian America)
With impressive detail and great clarity, Eran Shalev shows that the Roman example was far more than a means of posturing for American Revolutionaries. The ancient culture spoke to their core values. In addressing personal honor, social authority, and political community, this book makes a strong contribution to intellectual history. - Andrew Burstein, Louisiana State University