A Companion to Archaic Greece

A Companion to Archaic Greece
ISBN-10
1118556658
ISBN-13
9781118556658
Category
History
Pages
792
Language
English
Published
2012-12-21
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Kurt A. Raaflaub, Hans van Wees

Description

A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture which introduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to the period. The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic Greece Places Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological and geographical context Gives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny and political reform and newer subjects like gender and ethnicity Combines accounts of historical developments with regional surveys of archaeological evidence and in-depth treatments of selected themes Explores the impact of Eastern and other non-Greek cultures in the development of Greece Uses archaeological and literary evidence to reconstruct broad patterns of social and cultural development

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