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Book Review: Crossing The Rubicon. by For Howard Zinn, long-time civil rights and anti-war activist, history and ideology have a lot in common. Culture > Books > Reviews Rubicon By Tom Holland The extravagant story of the Roman Republic rings bells today, claims Christopher Hart, as we sink into apolitical consumerist sloth influencers in the know since 1933. Elizabeth Trevathan, Staff Writer. by
Tom Holland's academic credentials are flawless: he's a graduate of both Oxford and Cambridge as well as an acclaimed radio personality and author. Since he thinks that everything is in someone's interest, the historian—Zinn posits—has to figure out whose interests he or she is defining/defending/reconstructing (hence one of his previous books, 73%. . The author's youthfulness helps to assure the inevitable comparison with the Anne Frank diary although over and above the... ... Write a review Get Kelley Blue Book® Pricing.
Paying careful attention to this part, (along with many other parts in the book) can literally save your life.
by With its mordant depiction of a republic pursuing imperial ends while its citizens pay lip service to political values they...
5 star. It’s no surprise that British novelist Holland (Slave of My Thirst, 1997, etc.
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A splendid account of the death of the Roman Republic, particularly notable for the author’s ability to decode the underlying beliefs that drove events. Boom/, $24.95 (136p) ISBN 978-1-936393-97-8 . Read consumer reviews from real 2007 Jeep Wrangler buyers. Read 55 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. by [BOOK REVIEW] Multigenre mystery makes Where the Crawdads Sing remarkable. The book tells the story of the end of the Roman Republic and the consequent establishment of the Roman Empire.The book takes its title from the river Rubicon in the northern Italian peninsula. By Devvy Kidd, originally published by NewsWithViews.com. There are unforgettable and horrifying scenes here in this spare and sombre memoir of this experience of the hanging of a child, of his first farewell with his father who leaves him an inheritance of a knife and a spoon, and of his last goodbye at Buchenwald his father's corpse is already cold let alone the long months of survival under unconscionable conditions. Ancient history lives in this vivid chronicle.” –Booklist (starred review) “A terrific read and a remarkable piece of scholarship. As an introduction to Roman history, it is unlikely to be bettered.” –Daily Mail Speaker reviews are easy to write when the speakers sound good, which means this DALI Rubicon 6 review was a breeze.