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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199020655

ISBN-139780199020652

eBay Product ID (ePID)234306069

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Number of Pages504 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameThemes in Greek Society and Culture : an Introduction

SubjectEurope / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Ancient / Greece, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2017

TypeTextbook

AuthorChristina Vester

Subject AreaPhilosophy, History

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2017-303677

Reviews"... the main market for a book like this one would be the large introductory survey courses popular in North America, in which ancient Greece might be just one part of a broader course on, for example, 'Western Civilization'. ... this volume would serve as a very serviceable companion on such wide-ranging courses." --John Bloxham, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, "This text features a wide range of themes that connect the modern and ancient worlds. It is very accessible for undergraduates and provides a good break from the chronological approach." --Joanne Murphy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro"This would be an excellent text for a course with an emphasis on the social/cultural history of ancient Greece." --Heather Loube, University of Ottawa, "This text features a wide range of themes that connect the modern and ancient worlds. It is very accessible for undergraduates and provides a good break from the chronological approach." --Joanne Murphy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal938

Table Of ContentNote: Each chapter contains:- Opener- Timeline- Introduction- Primary Source boxes (1-8 per chapter)- Controversy boxes- Links to Other Chapters- Key Terms- Summary- End-of-chapter questions (5-10 per chapter)- Further Reading- Notes- Works CitedIntroductionOverview of VolumePrimary and Secondary SourcesAn Evolving DisciplineApproaching the EvidenceOrganization of VolumeImportant ConventionsResources1. The Greek Bronze Age: Origins and Collapse, Brendan BurkeThe First GreeksEarly and Middle Helladic GreeceMiddle Bronze AgeInventing the Minoans and MycenaeansPlaces of CreteExplaining the Emergence of Aegean CivilizationMinoan and Mycenaean ReligionMinoans and Mycenaeans AbroadMycenaean GreeceEnd of the Bronze Age2. The Ancient Greeks: From Mycenae to Macedon, Ron KroekerSourcesDark Age (1100-750 BCE)Archaic Period (750-480 BCE)Classical Greece (480-323 BCE)Hellenistic Period (323-31 BCE)Primary Sources3. Ordering the Polis: Government and Public Administration, Matthew A. SearsRise of the PolisTypes of ConstitutionThe Physical SettingThe End of the PolisPrimary Sources4. War and Peace, Sheila AgerCitizens and SoldiersWar: Conquest and DefencePeace and DiplomacyBurdens of War and Longing for PeacePrimary Sources5. Sparta: Separating Reality from Mirage, Noreen HumbleSourcesGeographyDemography - Take OneLycurgus and Political StabilitySocietal StructureArt, Music, and ReligionWomenDemography - Take TwoPrimary Sources6. Going to Market: The Economy and Society, Ben AkriggGrowthEnvironmentHousehold EconomiesCity EconomiesPrimary Sources7. Connecting to the Divine: Greek Cult and Ritual, Bonnie MacLachlanFrom the Beginning: The Aegean Bronze AgeThe Archaic and Classical PeriodsHellenistic ReligionPrimary Sources8. Finding a Balance: Law and Justice in Ancient Greece, Judith FletcherThe Concept of JusticeCommon Features of Greek LawEarly Legal SystemsPrimary Sources9. Status and Class Jeremy TrevettStatus in Classical AthensStatus Differences and the LawClassPrimary Sources10. Slaves and Slavery Rob TordoffProblems and MethodologyDefining Ancient Greek SlaverySources of Slaves and the Slave TradeCosts and BenefitsSlave LabourThe Practice and Ideology of Slave HoldingThe World of SlavesPrimary Sources11. From Birth to Death: Disease, Disability and Health, Maria A. ListonAncient MedicineBirthChildhood DiseaseAdultsLifespan and DeathPrimary Sources12. Gender and Sexuality, Allison GlazebrookThe EvidenceConstructing GenderPrimary Sources13. Women and the Greek Household, Christina VesterSourcesOlynthus and the Greek HouseThe Greek House: Survival and GrowthPerpetuating the Oikos: The FamilyPrimary Sources14. At the Gymnasium: Competition and Sport, Reyes Bertolín-CebriánEvidence for Greek SportTypes of CompetitionsEvents at CompetitionsTraining of AthletesSpartaPrimary Sources15. Literature and Performance, Andrew FaulknerHomer and Oral Hexameter PoetryLyric Poetry: Sappho and PindarAthenian Tragedy and ComedyPrimary Sources16. Art and Architecture, Marina HaworthGeometric Period 900-700 BCEOrientalising Period 700-700 BCEArchaic Period 600-480 BCEClassical Period 480-323 BCEThe Hellenistic Period 323-30 BCEPrimary Sources17. Philosophy (600-300 BCE), Vernon ProvencalThe Presocratic Sphinx of Early Greek Philosophy (600-450 BCE)Humanism and the Sophists (450-400 BCE)A Good Idea: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (4th Century BCE)Hellenistic Philosophy and Individualism (3rd-1st Centuries BCE)Thematic OverviewPrimary Sources18. Ancient Macedonia: The Emergence of a New World Order, Frances PownallThe Nature of the EvidenceThe Physical WorldHistorical OverviewMacedonian Kingship and Political InstitutionsMacedonian Royal WomenMacedonian CultureMacedonian ArtMacedonian ReligionMacedonian EthnicityPrimary Sources19. The Past in the Present: Ancient Greece in Western Culture, Aara SuksiThe Iliad's Shield of Achilles and its ReceptionGreek and Roman Receptions of Achilles' ShieldThe Modern WorldPrimary SourcesConclusionGlossaryIndex

SynopsisCovering the Bronze Age, as well as the Archaic, Classical, and early Hellenistic periods, Themes in Greek Society and Culture introduces students to central aspects of ancient Greek society. The volume brings together 19 expert contributors who explore the institutions, structures, activities, and cultural output that formed the experience of living in ancient Greece., Covering the Bronze Age, as well as the archaic, classical, and early Hellenistic periods, Themes in Greek Society and Culture introduces students to central aspects of ancient Greek society. Each chapter covers a topic of importance to ancient Greek society, and contributes to an understanding of the Greeks' institutions, structures, activities, and cultural output. The volume brings together 19 expert contributors who apply this thematic approach to ask what Greek society looked like and how its people lived., Themes in Greek Society and Culture is a contributed volume that provides a thematic introduction to fundamental aspects of ancient Greek society - its composition, institutions, structures, and cultural products - from the bronze age to the early Hellenistic period., Covering the Bronze Age as well as the Archaic, Classical, and early Hellenistic periods, Themes in Greek Society and Culture introduces students to central aspects of life in ancient Greece. Each chapter explores a topic of viral importance to ancient Greek society, giving students a rich overview of the ancient Greeks' institutions, structures, activities, and cultural outputs. With chapters expertly crafted by active Canadian scholars, this overview offers a fresh, well-rounded foundation that will inspire students to pursue further study of the ancient world. Highlights, An innovative thematic approach-with chapters covering such important topics as class, gender, sexuality, justice, war and peace, and art-encourages students to make connections among the many interrelated aspects of ancient Greek society. Expert contributors offer accessible, up-to-date summaries of the scholarship and range of evidence currently available in their areas of study. Passages from primary-source documents give students the opportunity to engage directly with historical materials that have contributed to our understanding of what ancient Greek society looked like and how its people lived. Brief timelines at the beginning of each chapter help students quickly visualize temporal relationships among major developments and events. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberDE59