Ancient Rome and the Modern West
Death or Resurrection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2371293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Bra (0000-0002-8565-2416, Formerly of SPS, Cambridge University, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1099-1111 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/08969205251316171 |
| OpenAlex | W4407963365 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Examined here is a recent and interesting contribution to the decline thesis, based on a comparative study of the Roman Empire and the modern West. Its argument is that in each instance, the periphery has come to dominate the core, the former supplanting the latter economically. In a conceptual framework shared with 1960s development theory, migration is regarded as negative in the case of ancient Rome but making a positive contribution to economic growth in the modern West. Downplayed, however, is the role of labour market competition and populism in the unfolding crisis of present-day capitalism
Ancient history · 21st Century Education and Governance · Classics · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History
The theory of capitalist development
Roman imperialism in the late republic
The Stages of Economic Growth
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order
Did Someone Mention Socialism
Political Aspects of Full Employment 1
Unemployment
Did the Romans Have a Future
Hannibal's Legacy
Subaltern Studies as Postcolonial Criticism
Colonial Elites. Rome, Spain and the Americas
The Decline of the Roman Empire in the West
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |