{"product_id":"a-companion-to-archaic-greece-isbn-9780631230458","title":"A Companion to Archaic Greece","description":"A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture which introduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to the period.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic Greece\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological and geographical context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny and political reform and newer subjects like gender and ethnicity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines accounts of historical developments with regional surveys of archaeological evidence and in-depth treatments of selected themes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the impact of Eastern and other non-Greek cultures in the development of Greece\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses archaeological and literary evidence to reconstruct broad patterns of social and cultural development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003eDas Buch gibt einen tiefen Einblick in die Geschichte des Alten Griechenland. Es behandelt etablierte Themen wie Tyrannei oder politische Reformen ebenso wie Genderfragen und ethnische Gesichtspunkte. Darüber hinaus berücksichtigt es auch Einflüsse nicht-griechischer Kulturen. \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Historiography of Archaic Greece 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn K. Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Mediterranean World in the Early Iron Age 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol G. Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Histories 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Early Iron Age 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Eighth-century Revolution 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Morris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The World of Homer and Hesiod 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristoph Ulf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Tyrants 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElke Stein-Hölkeskamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sparta 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMassimo Nafissi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Athens 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stahl and Uwe Walter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Greeks and Persians 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosef Wiesehöfer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Regions 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Attica: A View from the Sea 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanne Houby-Nielsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Aegean 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Mazarakis Ainian and Iphigenia Leventi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Laconia and Messenia 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel Kennell and Nino Luraghi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Peloponnese 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Heine Nielsen and James Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Crete 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Whitley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Northern Greece 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZosia Halina Archibald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Western Mediterranean 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarla M. Antonaccio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Black Sea 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGocha R. Tsetskhladze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Themes 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Cities 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Paul Crielaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Foundations 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrad Malkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 States 395\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans-Joachim Gehrke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Charismatic Leaders 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert W. Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Sanctuaries and Festivals 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrançois de Polignac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Economy 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans van Wees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Class 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter W. Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Gender 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLin Foxhall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Culture of the Symposion 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOswyn Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Culture of Competition 524\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Fisher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Literacy 542\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn-Paul Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Intellectual Achievements 564\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 War and International Relations 585\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenk Singor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Ethnicity and Cultural Exchange 604\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan M. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 618\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndices 713\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“For those interested in Classical Greece, this volume is an essential.”  (\u003ci\u003eNear East Archaeological Society Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, 11 December 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a varied, wide-ranging, stimulating and exciting volume which should open the way to even further investigations of archaic Greece.\" \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2011\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Offers an unprecedented range and depth of perspectives and material, much of which has been otherwise unavailable in English.” \u003ci\u003eAncient West and East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/b\u003e is David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics and History, Royce Family Professor in Teaching Excellence (2005-8) and Director of the Program in Ancient Studies at Brown University. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eSocial Struggles in Archaic Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2005) and \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2006).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans van Wees\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at University College London. His publications include \u003ci\u003eStatus Warriors: War, Violence and Society in Homer and History\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eGreek Warfare: Myths and Realities\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and he has co-edited four volumes on archaic Greece, war and violence, and Herodotus.\u003c\/p\u003e  Recent years have seen powerful developments in the study of archaic Greece, with the emergence of new areas of interest, new ways of thinking about old problems, radical new approaches to the sources, and new evidence. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Archaic Greece\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the strands of these developments in a comprehensive survey of one of the most influential periods in Greek history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe archaic age, c.750-480 BCE, witnessed the rise of cities and states, of social and economic structures, political, religious and military institutions and ideas, and cultural expressions which we see today as typically Greek. No less fascinating are the lesser-known institutions and ideas which were characteristically archaic and did not survive into the classical period.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 31 chapters, this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e systematically covers the literary and archaeological evidence for all regions of the Greek world and all aspects of archaic Greek society and culture, including their Mediterranean context and the impact of non-Greek cultures on their development. It will be a welcome introduction for undergraduate students and an invaluable reference tool for the professional historian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988601979109,"sku":"NP9780631230458","price":268.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631230458.jpg?v=1761780930","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-archaic-greece-isbn-9780631230458","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}