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In Rome, Global Dreams, and the International Origins of an Empire, Sarah Davies explores how the Roman Republic evolved, in ideological terms, into an “Empir
Examines the factors which limit human economic and population growth and outlines the steps necessary for achieving a balance between population and production
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