The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History Hardcover - 2012 - 1st Edition
by Nancy H. Demand
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"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."
Jonathan Hall, University of Chicago
"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."
Carol Thomas, University of WashingtonWere the origins of the Greek city-state - the polis - 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 polis and cast their scholarly gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History 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, The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History offers fascinating insights into the wider context of the Greek city-state in the ancient world.
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- Title The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History
- Author Nancy H. Demand
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
- Date 2012-01-17
- ISBN 9781405155519 / 1405155515
- Weight 1.63 lbs (0.74 kg)
- Dimensions 9.8 x 7 x 1 in (24.89 x 17.78 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Classics
- Library of Congress subjects Mediterranean Region - Civilization, City-states - Greece - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011006750
- Dewey Decimal Code 938.01
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