{"product_id":"the-greek-world-9780415170420","title":"The Greek World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudying from the Mycenean to the late Hellenistic period, this work includes new articles by twenty-seven specialists of ancient Greece, and presents an examination of the Greek cultures of mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the chapters sharing the theme of social history, this fascinating book focuses on women, the poor, and the slaves â all traditionally seen as beyond the margins of powerand includes the study of figures who were on the literal margins of the Greek world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing to the forefront the research into areas previously thought of as marginal, Anton Powell sheds new light on vital topics and authors who are central to the study of Greek culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlatoâs reforms are illuminated through a consideration of his impatient and revolutionary attitude to women, and Powell also examines how the most potent symbol of central Greek history â the Parthenon â can be understood as a political symbol when viewed with the knowledge of the cosmetic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e`Anton Powell's innovative and ambitious collection of 27 articles.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eTimes Higher Eduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e`Anton Powell's innovative and ambitious collection of 27 articles.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eTimes Higher Eduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The scope of the ideas in this impressive collection (originally published in hardback in 1995) is impossible to cover in a brief summary. Suffice to say that \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Greek World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e will make an interesting addition to the classicist's bookshelf.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAnglo-Hellenic Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRobin Osborne\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Oxford; \u003cem\u003eAlan Griffiths\u003c\/em\u003e, University College, London; \u003cem\u003eRosalind Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e, Royal Holloway College; \u003cem\u003eJ.R.Morgan\u003c\/em\u003e, University College, Swansea; \u003cem\u003ePhilip de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e, Strawberry Hill College; \u003cem\u003eHelen King\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Reading; \u003cem\u003eAnton Powell\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Cardiff; \u003cem\u003eKathryn Lomas\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Newcastle; \u003cem\u003eAndrew Erskine\u003c\/em\u003e, University College, Dublin; \u003cem\u003eNigel Spivey\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Cambridge; \u003cem\u003eA.M.Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Oxford; \u003cem\u003eRobert Parker\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Oxford, \u003cem\u003eEdward Hussey\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Oxford, \u003cem\u003eT.H.Irwin\u003c\/em\u003e, Cornell University, NY, \u003cem\u003eT.J.Saunders\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Newcastle\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018113024343,"sku":"9780415170420","price":73.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415170420.jpg?v=1750775671","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-greek-world-9780415170420","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}