{"product_id":"thucydides-and-the-peloponnesian-war-9780415165525","title":"Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCawkwell's comprehensive analysis of Thucydides and his historical writings is persuasive, erudite and is an immensely valuable addition to the scholarship and criticism of a rich and popular period of Greek history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War from George Cawkwell, ...is described on the cover as 'an important historian', and rightly so, for he has had stimulating and unorthodox things to say about any number of cruces in Greek History. Here he tackles five of the most debated issues in the history of the war: its 'truest' cause,Pericles' strategy, the role of the demagogues, the objectives of the Sicillian Expedition, and the popularity of the Empire. ...Cawkwell's analytical abilities shine through and make for interesting discussion throughout.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eGreece and Rome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Abbreviations  Chapter 1. Thucydides  Chapter 2. 'The Truest Explanation'  Chapter 3. Thucydides and the Strategy of the Peloponnesian War  Chapter 4. Thucydides, Pericles, and the 'Radical Demagogues'  Chapter 5. Thucydides, Alcibiades, and the West  Chapter 6. Thucydides and the Empire  Appendix 1. A Note on the so-called 'Financial Decrees' of Callias IG 13 52 (=ML 58)  Appendix 2. The Megara Decrees of Plutarch, Pericles 30  Appendix 3. Military Service in the Athenian Empire  Notes  Works referred to in the Notes","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018112893271,"sku":"9780415165525","price":44.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415165525.jpg?v=1750775668","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thucydides-and-the-peloponnesian-war-9780415165525","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}