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A Brief History of Ancient Greece
副标题: Politics, Society, and Culture
ISBN: 9780195156812
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA
出版年: 2004-01-15
页数: 352
定价: USD 41.25
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
The story of the ancient Greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history. A small people inhabiting a country poor in resources and divided into hundreds of quarreling states created one of the most remarkable civilizations. Comprehensive and balanced, A Brief History of
Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture is a new and shorter version of the authors' highly successful Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History (OUP, 1998). Four leading authorities on the classical world offer a lively and up-to-date account of Greek civilization and history
in all its complexity and variety, covering the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era, and integrating the most recent research in archaeology, comparative anthropology, and social history. They show how the early Greeks borrowed from their neighbors but eventually developed
a distinctive culture all their own, one that was marked by astonishing creativity, versatility, and resilience. The authors go on to trace the complex and surprising evolution of Greek civilization to its eventual dissolution as it merged with a variety of other cultures. Using physical evidence
from archaeology, the written testimony of literary texts and inscriptions, and anthropological models based on comparative studies, this compact volume provides an account of the Greek world that is thoughtful and sophisticated yet accessible to students and general readers with little or no
knowledge of Greece.
Ideal for courses in Greek Civilization and Ancient Greece, A Brief History of Ancient Greece offers:
BL A more streamlined treatment of political and military history than Ancient Greece
BL Emphasis on social and domestic life, art and architecture, literature, and philosophy
BL Expanded coverage of women and family life, religion, and athletics
BL A new section on male homosexuality in ancient Greece
BL A revised art program featuring more than 100 illustrations and 17 original maps
BL Numerous "document boxes" that include primary source material
