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Harnessing the Unwilling Academy for the War on Terror
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Digging Deeper XL led by David Gilmour
| What | imperialism UFPPC book discussion |
|---|---|
| When |
2008-01-28 19:00
2008-01-28 20:30
2008-01-28 from 19:00 to 20:30 |
| Where | Mandolin Café, 3923 S 12th St, Tacoma |
| Contact Name | Mark Jensen |
| Contact Email | jensenmk@plu.edu |
| Contact Phone | 253-756-7519 |
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UFPPC's January study circle : 'Are We Rome?' & 3 other volumes
David Gilmour (Ph.D., Classics, Univ. of Washington) will lead United for Peace Pierce County’s (UFPPC's) book discussion group in a four-week examination of recent books that draw parallels between the Roman Empire and the United States:
-- Cullen Murphy's Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America (Houghton Mifflin, 2007);
-- Charles S. Maier, Among Empires: American Ascendancy and Its Predecessors (Harvard UP, 2007);
-- Terry Jones’ Barbarians: An Alternative Roman History (BBC Books, 2007); and,
-- John Pilger's Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire (Nation Books, 2007).
There is no charge for participation and sessions are open to the public. Digging Deeper meets Mondays from 7 pm to 8:30 pm.