| Edition |
New edition / new preface by the author. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume (xxvii, 342 pages)) : illustrations, maps |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
Previous edition: 2011. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. Imperialism, Power, and Identity 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 Rejecting outdated notions about Romanization, David Mattingly focuses instead on the concept of identity to reveal a Roman society made up of far-flung populations whose experience of empire varied enormously. He 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. Mattingly draws on his own archaeological work in Britain, Jordan, and North Africa and covers a broad range of topics, including sexual relations and violence; census-taking and taxation; mining and pollution; land and labor; and art and iconography. He shows how the lives of those under Rome's dominion were challenged, enhanced, or destroyed by the empire's power, and in doing so he redefines the meaning and significance of Rome in today's debates about globalization, power, and empire. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2024. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Note |
All rights reserved. |
| Subject |
Roman provinces -- Administration.
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Romans -- Ethnic identity.
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Acculturation -- Rome.
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Imperialism.
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Power (Social sciences)
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
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Rome -- Foreign relations -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
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Rome -- Ethnic relations.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies, issuing body.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
9780691160177 (pbk.) |
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0691160171 (pbk.) |
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140084827X (ebook) |
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9781400848270 (ebk) |
| Standard No. |
heb40203 hdl |
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