{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-archaic-greek-world-ca-1200-479-bce-paperback-softback-9781118301272","title":"A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118301272","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Breaking news - the Archaic period of ancient Greece is not archaic! The updated and augmented second edition of this thematically inflected history does full justice to an experimental and brilliantly innovative era.” \u003ci\u003e- Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Informative and clear for the student and the interested non-specialist, this book is full of stimulating observations and questions, from which also the specialist may profit. With its second edition, Jonathan Hall offers a reliable and up-to-date survey of the major developments in society, institutions, and culture in the Greek World and its periphery from the end of the Mycenaean palace administration to the Persian Wars. By operating with a ‘long Archaic Age’, that has its roots in the Late Bronze Age, Jonathan Hall fruitfully challenges the traditional periodization of Greek history.” \u003ci\u003e- Angelos Chaniotis, Institute for Advanced Study\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Further enriched in its second edition, this book offers a balanced, superbly informed, critical, and lucid discussion of all the major issues that contributed to shaping Greek society and culture in its formative period. Engaging closely with the archaeological evidence, textual sources, and modern scholarship, the author challenges many well-established views and introduces the reader to the evidence as well as the tools, approaches, and methods on which a meaningful reconstruction of the crucial developments in early Greek history can be based. Hall does not present final truths but takes us along on his exciting and sometimes frustrating road to discovery; he stimulates our thinking and helps us penetrate to a deeper level of understanding.” \u003ci\u003e– Kurt Raaflaub, Brown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan M. Hall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118301272, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.8 cm, 0.594 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of the Archaic Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic resources, and more illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a critical and analytical look at evidence about the history of the archaic Greek World\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvolves the reader in the practice of history by questioning and reevaluating conventional beliefs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCasts new light on traditional themes such as the rise of the city-state, citizen militias, and the origins of egalitarianism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a wealth of archaeological evidence, in a number of different specialties, including ceramics, architecture, and mortuary studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Documents xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Practice of History \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lelantine War 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lelantine War Deconstructed 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is History? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory as Literature 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethod and Theory 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Sources, Evidence, Dates \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating Sources 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDating Archaic Poets 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Literary Evidence 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Chronography 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaeological Dating 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The End of the Mycenaean World and Its Aftermath \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Greece 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGauging the Historicity of the Dorian Migration 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative Explanations 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Loss and Recovery of Writing 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhose Dark Age? 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Communities of Place \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the \u003ci\u003ePolis \u003c\/i\u003e68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urban Aspect of the \u003ci\u003ePolis\u003c\/i\u003e: Houses, Graves, and Walls 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical and Economic Functions 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultic Communities 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEthnos \u003c\/i\u003e90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 New Homes Across the Seas \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Move 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Credibility of Colonial Foundation Stories 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePots and Peoples 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Spartan Foundation? Taras, Phalanthos, and the Partheniai 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunger or Greed? 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Changing Nature of Authority \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting the Genesis of the State 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKings or “Big-Men”? 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of an Aristocracy 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws and Institutions 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Return of the “Big-Man” 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus I. A Cautionary Tale: Pheidon of Argos 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Fighting for the Fatherland \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Hoplite Revolution? 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome More Equal Than Others 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConquest, Territory, and Exploitation 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus II. Archaeological Gaps: Attica and Crete 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Defining the Political Community \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking to the End 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the \u003ci\u003eDêmos \u003c\/i\u003eand the Great Rhetra 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing Boundaries 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLand, Labor, and the Crisis in Attica 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Second Sex” 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus III. Evaluating the Spartan Mirage 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The City of Theseus 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End of the Tyranny 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth of Democracy? 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unification of Attica 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheseus: Democrat or Autocrat? 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe (A)typicality of Athens 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Making a Living \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e260\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptualizing Ancient Economic Activity 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Peasant Economy? 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlying the Seas 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Introduction of Coinage 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus IV. The Rise of Persia and the Invasions of Greece 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Imagining Greece \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e290\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Greek” Culture: Unity and Diversity 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreeks and Others: The External Dimension 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of Panhellenism: The Internal Dimension 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Invention of the Barbarian 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Writing the History of Archaic Greece \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e312\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Sacred War: Fact or Fiction? 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Narrative History 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDividing up Time and Space 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Glossary of Literary Sources 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited in the Further Reading 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuide to Electronic Resources 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 342\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173719044376,"sku":"9781118301272","price":37.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118301272.jpg?v=1781168131","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-the-archaic-greek-world-ca-1200-479-bce-paperback-softback-9781118301272","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}