{"product_id":"foundation-myths-and-politics-in-ancient-ionia-9781108729963","title":"Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines Ionian foundation myths during the archaic and classical periods, exploring the construction of civic identities. The conclusions challenge conventional understandings of Ionia as well as traditional ideas about Greek ethnicity, suggesting that there was a more diverse conception of Greekness in antiquity than has often been assumed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: identity and the construction of cultural difference; 2. Foundation myths and politics; 3. Ionia; 4. Miletus: violence and bloodshed; 5. Chios and Samos: land and island; 6. Colophon and Ephesus: founding mothers; 7. Being Ionian: the Ionian League, Ionian migrations, and Smyrna; 8. Conclusions.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084549878103,"sku":"9781108729963","price":31.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108729963.jpg?v=1762206772","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foundation-myths-and-politics-in-ancient-ionia-9781108729963","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}