Imperialism, power, and identity : experiencing the Roman empire /

Imperialism, power, and identity : experiencing the Roman empire /

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Author / Creator:Mattingly, D. J., author.
Edition:New edition / new preface by the author.
Imprint:Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
©2011
Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 342 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:Miriam S. Balmuth lectures in ancient history and archaeology
Miriam S. Balmuth lectures in ancient history and archaeology.
Subject:
Roman provinces -- Administration.
Romans -- Ethnic identity.
Acculturation -- Rome.
Imperialism.
Power (Social sciences)
Acculturation.
Diplomatic relations.
Ethnic relations.
Imperialism.
Power (Social sciences)
Roman provinces -- Administration.
Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome -- Foreign relations -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome -- Ethnic relations.
Rome (Empire)
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11610555
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ISBN:140084827X
9781400848270
9780691160177
0691160171
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Previous edition: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-324) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:Despite what history has taught us about imperialism's destructive effects on colonial societies, many classicists continue to emphasize disproportionately the civilizing and assimilative nature of the Roman Empire and to hold a generally favorable view of Rome's impact on its subject peoples. This book boldly challenges this view using insights from postcolonial studies of modern empires to offer a more nuanced understanding of Roman imperialism. Rejecting outdated notions about Romanization, the book focuses instead on the concept of identity to reveal a Roman society made up of far-flung populations whose experience of empire varied enormously. It examines the nature of power in Rome and the means by which the Roman state exploited the natural, mercantile, and human resources within its frontiers.
Other form:Print version: Mattingly, D.J. Imperialism, power, and identity. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2014 9780691160177

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