Experiencing Rome By J. Huskinson

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Another review has been completed for our Roman Books section, thanks to community member Ursus.

 

The bent of academic studies in recent times seems to focus on relationships of power between various agents. It is given that there are certain identity groups within a culture. How these groups create their identity, and how they relate to other identity groups within their culture, is fodder for ongoing societal analysis. At its most extreme, this manner of inquiry sometimes construes culture as an artifice that imprisons certain identity groups for the exploitation of others. More moderate tones instead simply offer commentary on the dynamic among various groups, be it antagonistic or otherwise. What "Experiencing Rome" attempts to do is offer an objective dialogue on how various groups in the Roman Empire came to cultural terms with the power of the imperium...

 

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