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First published 1947

The New Deal in Old Rome

by H. J. Haskell

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947294 pagesISBN 9781610161572Updated April 5, 2011

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Author: H. J. Haskell
First published: 1947
Format: PDF and EPUB
Pages: 294
ISBN: 9781610161572
Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf
License: Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.

The state & socialism

How Government in the Ancient World Tried to Deal with Modern Problems

What a fantastic way to learn ancient history: via the parallels with modern times.

H.J. Haskell was a journalist with a huge background in ancient history, and here he does what everyone has wanted done. He details the amazing catalog of government interventions in old Rome that eventually brought the empire down. He shows the spending, the inflating, the attempt to fix prices and raise wages, the infrastructure boondoggles, the gross displays of public entertainment, the welfare scams, and much more.

At every step he draws a parallel with modern times. Modern governments also destroy the money to fund the state, extend vast military empires that are unmanageable, try to control the market order, and attempt to rig political decision making in order to buy off the population.

The comparisons between then and now generate ominous lessons for our times.

This book was a smash hit when it first came out in 1939, and yet it went out of print, and hasn't been in print in half a century.

The writing is clear, the research impeccable, and it teaches modern and ancient history in one entertaining yet scholarly package.

What a triumph of research and writing this book is!

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Is The New Deal in Old Rome free to download?: Yes. The complete 294-page PDF and EPUB downloads directly from this page (10.8 MB). There is no signup, no account and no paywall.
How long is The New Deal in Old Rome?: 294 pages, 20 chapters, and about 57,729 words in the edition this archive serves.
Is The New Deal in Old Rome in the public domain?: No. This edition is published here by permission and the work itself reserves all rights. It is free to read and download from this archive, but it is not public domain and not Creative Commons.
Who wrote The New Deal in Old Rome?: Henry Joseph "Harry" Haskell (1874–1952) was the editor of the Kansas City Star from 1928 to 1952. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prizewinner (1934, 1944) for his editorials in that paper.

What's in it

18 chapters · 57,729 words · page numbers are this file's

Prefacep. 6
Chapter I: Beginning and Adventurep. 24
Chapter II: When Rome Went Modernp. 39
Chapter III: A Tour of Orientationp. 57
Chapter IV: Early New Deal Experimentsp. 71
Chapter V: The Get-Rich-Quick Erap. 94
Chapter VI: The Farm Problem Emergesp. 107
Chapter VII: Big Business in Politicsp. 125
Chapter VIII: The Republic Couldn't Stand Prosperityp. 155
Chapter IX: Drift to Dictatorshipp. 175
Chapter X: Boom and Depressionp. 199
Chapter XI: Prelude to Crisisp. 215
Chapter XII: The Totalitarian Statep. 235
Chapter XIII: Warning Signalsp. 247
Appendix I: Chronology of Roman New Deal Measures and Other Economic Experimentsp. 258
Appendix II: If You Wish to Read Furtherp. 263
Appendix III: A List of Booksp. 272
Note on the Typep. 292

About the author

H. J. Haskell 1874–1952

Henry Joseph "Harry" Haskell (1874–1952) was the editor of the Kansas City Star from 1928 to 1952. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prizewinner (1934, 1944) for his editorials in that paper. Read more about H. J. Haskell.