Description
Book Synopsis* Crosses the boundaries between history, classical studies and archaeology. * Shows students and scholars of archaeology what they can learn from text--aided cultural history.
Trade Review"... [a] new and appealing addition to the debates about 'what is archaeology'... Morris comes to interesting conclusions about how the Greeks, defining their relationship to a 'better' past and an alien but enticing 'East,' controlled their environment and constructed a domestic and political space requiring slavery and sharp gender distinctions."
CHOICE "Ian Morris' new book is a blast of fresh air ..." Journal of Hellenic Studies
"The way in which he ha sintegrated the archaeology is masterful ..." Antiquity
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations.
Preface and Acknowledgements.
Journal Abbreviations.
Part I:.
1. Archaeology as Cultural History.
Part II:.
2. Archaeologies of Greece.
3. Inventing a Dark Age.
Part III:.
4. Equality for Men.
5. Antithetical Cultures.
Part IV:.
6. The Past, the East, and the Hero of Lefkandi.
7. Rethinking Time and Space.
Part V:.
8. Conclusions.
Notes.
References.
Index.
