A Brief History of Ancient Greece : Politics, Society & Culture 2nd ed. 2009 HZ6

Description: Product infoA Brief History of Ancient Greece : Politics, Society and Culture by Stanley M. Burstein, Sarah B. Pomeroy, Jennifer Tolbert Roberts and Walter Donlan (2009, Trade Paperback)Books > NonfictionProduct InformationThe story of the ancient Greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history. A small group of 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, Second Edition is a shorter version of the authors' highly successful Ancient Greece: A Political, Social,and Cultural History, Second Edition (OUP, 2008). 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 recentresearch 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 ofliterary 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 Greek History, A Brief History of Ancient Greece, Second Edition offers a revised art program featuring more than 125 illustrations and 17 original maps, along with a new 8-page full color photo insert. Numerous "document boxes" provide primary source material and updated suggested readings provide students with additional resources. Also new to this edition, key terms have been boldfaced at their first appearance and listed at theend of the chapter; each one is defined in the expanded glossary. And, for the first time, a Companion Website for students will accompany the text.Product IdentifiersPublisherOxford University PressISBN-100195372352ISBN-139780195372359eBay Product ID (ePID)102906177Product Key FeaturesFormatTrade PaperbackPublication Year2008LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight25.5 OzWidth7.5in.Height1in.Length9.1in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition22Table of ContentList of MapsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceTime LineIntroductionSources: How We Know About the Ancient GreeksRetrieving the Past: The Material RecordRetrieving the Past: The Written RecordA Synoposis of Written Sources by PeriodsThe Physical Context: The Land of GreecePart I: Early Greece and the Bronze AgeGreece in the Stone AgesGreece in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages (c. 3000-1600 bc)Greece and the Aegean in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1150 bc)Part II: The "Dark Age" of Greece and the Eighth-Century "Renaissance" (c. 1200-700 bc)Decline and Recovery (c. 1200-900 bc)Revival (c. 900-750 bc)Homeric SocietyThe End of the Dark AgePart III: Archaic Greece (c. 700-480 bc)The Formation of the City-State (Polis)Government in the Early City-StatesThe Colonizing MovementEconomic and Social Divisions in the Archaic PoleisHesiod: A View from BelowThe Hoplite ArmyThe Archaic Age TyrantsThe Arts and SciencesPanhellenic InstitutionsRelations Among StatesPart IV: SpartaThe Dark Age and the Archaic PeriodThe Spartan SystemDemography and the Spartan EconomySpartan GovernmentThe Peloponnesian LeagueHistorical Change in SpartaThe Spartan MiragePart V: The Growth of Athens and the Persian WarsAthens from the Bronze Age to the Early Archaic AgeThe Reforms of SolonPeisistratus and His SonsThe Reforms of CleisthenesThe Rise of PersiaThe Wars Between Greece and PersiaPart VI: The Rivalries of the Greek City-States and the Growth of Athenian DemocracyThe Aftermath of the Persian Wars and the Foundation of a New LeagueNew Developments in Athens and SpartaThe "First" (Undeclared) Peloponnesian War (460-445 bc)Pericles and the Growth of Athenian DemocracyLiterature and ArtOikos and PolisThe Greek EconomyPart VII: Greek Life and Culture in the Fifth CenturyGreece After the Thirty Years' PeaceThe Physical Space of the Polis: Athens in the Fifth CenturyIntellectual Life in Fifth-Century GreeceHistorical and Dramatic Literature of the Fifth CenturyCurrents in Greek Thought and EducationThe Breakdown of the PeaceResources for WarPart VIII: The Peloponnesian WarThe Archidamian War (431-421 bc)The Rise of ComedyBetween Peace and WarThe Invasion of Sicily (415-413 bc)i) The War in the Aegean and the Oligarchic Coup at Athens (413-411 bc)The Last Years of War (407-404 bc)Part IX: The Fourth Century: Changing Ideas, Continuing WarfareOligarchy at Athens: The Thirty TyrantsThe Trial of Socrates (399 bc)The Fourth Century: Changing Ideas, Continuing WarfareLaw and Democracy in AthensThe Fourth-Century PolisPhilosophy and the PolisPart X: Phillip II and the Rise of MacedonEarly MacedonMacedonian Society and KingshipThe Reign of Philip IIPhilip's Plans for GreecePart XI: Alexander the GreatConsolidating Poweri) From Issus to Egypt: Conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean (332-331 bc)ii) From Alexandria to Persepolis: The King of Asia (331-330 bc)The High Road to India: Alexander in Central AsiaIndia and the End of the DreamReturn to the WestThe Achievements of AlexanderPart XII: The New World of the Hellenistic PeriodThe Struggle for the SuccessionThe Regency of PerdiccasThe Primacy of Antigonus the One-EyedBirth Pangs of the New Order (301-276 bc)The Polis in the Hellenistic WorldThe Macedonian KingdomsHellenistic SocietyAlexandria and Hellenistic CultureSocial Relations in the Hellenistic WorldEpilogueGlossaryArt and Illustration CreditsIndexIllustratedYesDewey Decimal938Age LevelCollege AudienceCopyright Date2008AuthorJennifer Tolbert Roberts, Walter Donlan, Sarah B. Pomeroy, Stanley M. BursteinEdition Number2Number of Pages400 PagesLc Classification NumberDf214.B74 2008Lccn2008-034979

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