{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-past-ancient-rome-and-the-modern-west-9780674009837","title":"The End of the Past: Ancient Rome and the Modern West","description":"This searching interpretation of past and present addresses fundamental questions about the fall of the Roman Empire. Why did ancient culture, once so strong and rich, come to an end? Was it destroyed by weaknesses inherent in its nature? Or were mistakes made that could have been avoided--was there a point at which Greco-Roman society took a wrong turn? And in what ways is modern society different? Western history is split into two discontinuous eras, \u003cb\u003eAldo Schiavone\u003c\/b\u003e tells us: the ancient world was fundamentally different from the modern one. He locates the essential difference in a series of economic factors: a slave-based economy, relative lack of mechanization and technology, the dominance of agriculture over urban industry. Also crucial are aspects of the ancient mentality: disdain for manual work, a preference for transcending (rather than transforming) nature, a basic belief in the permanence of limits. Schiavone's lively and provocative examination of the ancient world, \"the eternal theater of history and power,\" offers a stimulating opportunity to view modern society in light of the experience of antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aldo Schiavone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 5.80w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674009837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchiavone, Aldo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Aldo Schiavone founded the Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane, where he was Professor of Roman Law. He is the principal investigator of a European Research Council Project on Roman legal thought, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the author of books including \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Past\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Law in the West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePontius Pilate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40113767678067,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_eb84850e-aa36-4622-8667-6b6a230a538b.jpg?v=1653488606","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-past-ancient-rome-and-the-modern-west-9780674009837","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}