{"product_id":"tales-of-the-barbarians-9781405160735","title":"Tales of the Barbarians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales of the Barbarians\u003c\/i\u003e traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A work of fundamental importance for students of ancient ethnography. Summing Up: Essential. All levels\/libraries.\" (Choice, 1 November 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"By contrast, Woolf has rendered the topic in crisp and elegant prose. This reviewer suspects that, like good ancient ethnography, Woolf's contribution will very soon take on a life of its own\". (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 25 July 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslations Used vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Telling Tales on the Middle Ground 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Explaining the Barbarians 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Ethnography and Empire 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Enduring Fictions? 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Main Passages Discussed 168\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407895372119,"sku":"9781405160735","price":64.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405160735.jpg?v=1730500880","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tales-of-the-barbarians-9781405160735","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}