{"product_id":"the-outbreak-of-the-peloponnesian-war-9780801405013","title":"The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new evaluation of the origins and causes of the Peloponnesian War, based on evidence produced by modern scholarship and on a careful reconsideration of the ancient texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profound analysis of the relation of strategy to politics, a sympathetic but searching critique of Thucydides' masterpiece, and a trenchant assessment of the voluminous modern literature on the war.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Bernard Knox * The Atlantic Monthly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKagan's book is a contribution of considerable distinction, scrupulously fair, carefully argued, and lucidly written. And, what is more, it is persuasive.... Kagan sets out the story in detail and with acumen. The case has been adumbrated before—but never presented with such thoroughness.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKagan's book is based on complete control of both the ancient evidence and modern scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe temptation to acclaim Kagan's four volumes as the foremost work of history produced in North America in the twentieth century is vivid.... Here is an achievement that not only honors the criteria of dispassion and of unstinting scruple which mark the best of modern historicism but honors its readers. To read Kagan's 'History of the Peloponnesian War' at the present hour is to be almost unbearably tested.\u003c\/p\u003e -- George Steiner * The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Alliance System and the Division of the Greek World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Spartan Alliance\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Origins of the Athenian Empire\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sparta after the Persian War\u003cbr\u003e 4. Athens after the Persian War\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The First Peloponnesian War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. The War in Greece\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Crisis in the Aegean\u003cbr\u003e 7. The End of the War\u003cb\u003ePart Three: The Years of Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Athenian Politics: The Victory of Pericles\u003cbr\u003e 9. Athens and the West: The Foundation of Thurii\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Samian Rebellion\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Consolidation of the Empire\u003cbr\u003e 12. Athenian Politics on the Eve of the War\u003cb\u003ePart Four: The Final Crisis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13. Epidamnus\u003cbr\u003e 14. Corcyra\u003cbr\u003e 15. Megara\u003cbr\u003e 16. Potidaea\u003cbr\u003e 17. Sparta\u003cbr\u003e 18. Athens\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Conclusions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Causes of the War\u003cbr\u003e 20. Thucydides and the Inevitability of the War\u003cb\u003eAppendixes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A. The Willingness of the Members of the Delian League to Accept Athenian Leadership\u003cbr\u003e B. The Historicity of Diodoms' Account of the Spartan Assembly in 475\u003cbr\u003e C. Chronology of Events between ca. 470–453\u003cbr\u003e D. Reconstruction of the Athenian Tribute Lists\u003cbr\u003e E. The Papyrus Decree\u003cbr\u003e F. The Foundation of Thurii\u003cbr\u003e G. Athenian Actions in the West between the Wars\u003cbr\u003e H. Athenian Treatment of Byzantium\u003cbr\u003e I. The Date of Pericles' Pontic Expedition\u003cbr\u003e J. The Site and Date of Brea\u003cbr\u003e K. The Date of the Battle of Potidaea\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e General Index\u003cbr\u003e Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions\u003cbr\u003e Index of Modern Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577470456151,"sku":"9780801405013","price":44.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801405013.jpg?v=1746095451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-outbreak-of-the-peloponnesian-war-9780801405013","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}