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In this study of the political uses of perceived kinship from the Homeric age to Byzantium, Jones provides an unparalleled view of mythic belief in action and addresses fundamental questions about communal and national identity.

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[An] elegantly written little book. -- Greg Woolf * Times Literary Supplement *
Jones has written an original and illuminating book. Although there are many studies of the forms and procedures of Greek and Roman diplomacy, studies of its intellectual background are few. Jones's brief and lucid work is a valuable addition to that short list, providing the first comprehensive treatment of one of the central ideas of ancient diplomacy: kinship between states...[A] valuable work. -- S. M. Burnstein * Choice *

Kinship Diplomacy in the Ancient World

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: 01/06/1999
      ISBN13: 9780674505278, 978-0674505278
      ISBN10: 0674505271

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      Book Synopsis
      In this study of the political uses of perceived kinship from the Homeric age to Byzantium, Jones provides an unparalleled view of mythic belief in action and addresses fundamental questions about communal and national identity.

      Trade Review
      [An] elegantly written little book. -- Greg Woolf * Times Literary Supplement *
      Jones has written an original and illuminating book. Although there are many studies of the forms and procedures of Greek and Roman diplomacy, studies of its intellectual background are few. Jones's brief and lucid work is a valuable addition to that short list, providing the first comprehensive treatment of one of the central ideas of ancient diplomacy: kinship between states...[A] valuable work. -- S. M. Burnstein * Choice *

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