{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-archaic-greek-world-ca-1200479-bce-9781118301272","title":"A History of the Archaic Greek World ca. 1200479","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of the Archaic Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic resources, and more illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a critical and analytical look at evidence about the history of the archaic Greek World\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvolves the reader in the practice of history by questioning and reevaluating conventional beliefs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCasts new light on traditional themes such as the rise of the city-state, citizen militias, and the origins of egalitarianism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a wealth of archaeological evidence, in a number of different specialties, including ceramics, architecture, and mortuary studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Documents xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Practice of History \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lelantine War 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lelantine War Deconstructed 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is History? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory as Literature 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethod and Theory 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Sources, Evidence, Dates \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating Sources 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDating Archaic Poets 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Literary Evidence 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Chronography 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaeological Dating 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The End of the Mycenaean World and Its Aftermath \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Greece 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGauging the Historicity of the Dorian Migration 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative Explanations 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Loss and Recovery of Writing 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhose Dark Age? 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Communities of Place \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the \u003ci\u003ePolis \u003c\/i\u003e68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urban Aspect of the \u003ci\u003ePolis\u003c\/i\u003e: Houses, Graves, and Walls 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical and Economic Functions 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultic Communities 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEthnos \u003c\/i\u003e90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 New Homes Across the Seas \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Move 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Credibility of Colonial Foundation Stories 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePots and Peoples 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Spartan Foundation? Taras, Phalanthos, and the Partheniai 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunger or Greed? 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Changing Nature of Authority \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting the Genesis of the State 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKings or “Big-Men”? 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of an Aristocracy 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws and Institutions 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Return of the “Big-Man” 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus I. A Cautionary Tale: Pheidon of Argos 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Fighting for the Fatherland \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Hoplite Revolution? 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome More Equal Than Others 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConquest, Territory, and Exploitation 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus II. Archaeological Gaps: Attica and Crete 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Defining the Political Community \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking to the End 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the \u003ci\u003eDêmos \u003c\/i\u003eand the Great Rhetra 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing Boundaries 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLand, Labor, and the Crisis in Attica 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Second Sex” 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus III. Evaluating the Spartan Mirage 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The City of Theseus 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End of the Tyranny 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth of Democracy? 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unification of Attica 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheseus: Democrat or Autocrat? 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe (A)typicality of Athens 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Making a Living \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e260\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptualizing Ancient Economic Activity 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Peasant Economy? 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlying the Seas 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Introduction of Coinage 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus IV. The Rise of Persia and the Invasions of Greece 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Imagining Greece \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e290\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Greek” Culture: Unity and Diversity 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreeks and Others: The External Dimension 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of Panhellenism: The Internal Dimension 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Invention of the Barbarian 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Writing the History of Archaic Greece \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e312\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Sacred War: Fact or Fiction? 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Narrative History 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDividing up Time and Space 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Glossary of Literary Sources 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited in the Further Reading 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuide to Electronic Resources 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 342\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406848368983,"sku":"9781118301272","price":38.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118301272.jpg?v=1730497330","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-archaic-greek-world-ca-1200479-bce-9781118301272","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}