{"product_id":"the-mediterranean-context-of-early-greek-history-isbn-9781405155519","title":"The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/b\u003e  p\u0026gt;“Drawing extensively on the latest archaeological data from the entire Mediterranean basin, Nancy Demand offers a compelling argument for situating the origins of the Greek city-state within a pan-Mediterranean network of maritime interactions that stretches back millennia.” \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Hall, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nancy Demand’s book is a remarkable achievement. Her Heraklian labors have produced stunning documentation of the consequences of the vast spectrum of interaction between the peoples surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the Mesolithic into the Iron Age.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol Thomas, University of Washington\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWere the origins of the Greek city-state – the \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e – a unique creation of Greek genius? Or did their roots extend much deeper? Noted historian Nancy H. Demand joins the growing group of scholars and historians who have abandoned traditional isolationist models of the development of the Greek \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e and cast their scholarly gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. The \u003ci\u003eMediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the role the complex interaction of Mediterranean cultures and maritime connections had in shaping and developing urbanization, including the ancient Greek city-states. Utilizing, and enhancing upon, the model of the “fantastic cauldron” first put forth by Jean-Paul Morel in 1983, Demand reveals how Greek city-states did not simply emerge in isolation in remote country villages, but rather, sprang up along the shores of the Mediterranean in an intricate maritime network of Greeks and non-Greeks alike. We learn how early seafaring trade, such as the development of obsidian trade in the Aegean, stimulated innovations in the provision of food (the Neolithic Revolution), settlement organization (“political form”), materials for tool production, and concepts of divinity. With deep scholarly precision, \u003ci\u003eThe Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/i\u003e offers fascinating insights into the wider context of the Greek city-state in the ancient world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: the “fantastic Cauldron” of the Mediterranean Koine xi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Seafaring in the Mesolithic Mediterranean 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Neolithic Revolution\/Transition 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Neolithic Diaspora 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Urbanization in Mesopotamia 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Third Millennium 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Middle Bronze Age (2000–1550 BC): Recoveries 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Late Bronze Age Maritime Networks 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Late Bronze Age Collapse and its Aftermath 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Recovery and Expansion (1050–850 BC) 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 349\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“While the target audience may be that of the non-expert or undergraduate student, scholars, too, will find much in this book.  Demand succeeds in making her Mediterranean truly a fantastic cauldron.”  (\u003ci\u003eRevue des Etudes Anciennes\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“For these reasons, and despite its shortcomings, the book is worth reading and the author should be praised for bringing together a vast body of complex data with knowledge and erudition.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe Anglo-Hellenic Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \"Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates and above.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2012) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy H. Demand\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita in the Department of History, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThebes in the Fifth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1982); \u003ci\u003eUrban Relocation in Archaic and Classical Greece: Flight and Consolidation\u003c\/i\u003e (1990); \u003ci\u003eBirth, Death and Motherhood in Classical Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); and A \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Drawing extensively on the latest archaeological data from the entire Mediterranean basin, Nancy Demand offers a compelling argument for situating the origins of the Greek city-state within a pan-Mediterranean network of maritime interactions that stretches back millennia.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Hall, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nancy Demand’s book is a remarkable achievement. Her Heraklian labors have produced stunning documentation of the consequences of the vast spectrum of interaction between the peoples surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the Mesolithic into the Iron Age.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol Thomas, University of Washington\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWere the origins of the Greek city-state – the \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e – a unique creation of Greek genius? Or did their roots extend much deeper? Noted historian Nancy H. Demand joins the growing group of scholars and historians who have abandoned traditional isolationist models of the development of the Greek \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e and cast their scholarly gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. The \u003ci\u003eMediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the role the complex interaction of Mediterranean cultures and maritime connections had in shaping and developing urbanization, including the ancient Greek city-states. Utilizing, and enhancing upon, the model of the “fantastic cauldron” first put forth by Jean-Paul Morel in 1983, Demand reveals how Greek city-states did not simply emerge in isolation in remote country villages, but rather, sprang up along the shores of the Mediterranean in an intricate maritime network of Greeks and non-Greeks alike. We learn how early seafaring trade, such as the development of obsidian trade in the Aegean, stimulated innovations in the provision of food (the Neolithic Revolution), settlement organization (“political form”), materials for tool production, and concepts of divinity. 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