{"product_id":"greek-warfare-beyond-the-polis-defense-strategy-and-the-making-of-ancient-federal-states-hardback-9781501747526","title":"Greek Warfare Beyond the Polis; Defense, Strategy, and the Making of Ancient Federal States (Hardback) 9781501747526","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGreek Warfare Beyond the Polis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDefense, Strategy, and the Making of Ancient Federal States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid A. Blome (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501747526\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages, 5 maps - 5 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA valuable contribution to the study of polities and warfare in ancient Greece, \u003ci\u003eGreek Warfare Beyond the Polis\u003c\/i\u003e is also likely to prove a valuable read for anyone with an interest in \"unconventional\" warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e (NYMAS Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Warfare beyond the Polis\u003c\/i\u003e is a significant contribution to the study of Classical Greek warfare. Moreover, even readers without a deep interest in that subject will find much to contemplate in this short book.\u003c\/p\u003e (Comparative Strategy) \u003cp\u003eStraightforward yet graceful, \u003ci\u003eGreek Warfare Beyond the Polis\u003c\/i\u003e will be rewarding for specialists and non-specialists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) \u003cp\u003e[T]this concise book will be rewarding for specialists and non-specialists alike. Blome's writing style is straightforward yet graceful.\u003c\/p\u003e (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Warfare beyond the Polis\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the nature and broader significance of warfare in the mountains of classical Greece. Based on detailed reconstructions of four unconventional military encounters, David A. Blome argues that the upland Greeks of the classical mainland developed defensive strategies to guard against external aggression. These strategies enabled wide-scale, sophisticated actions in response to invasions, but they did not require the direction of a central, federal government. Blome brings these strategies to the forefront by driving ancient Greek military history and ancient Greek scholarship \"beyond the polis\" into dialogue with each other. As he contends, beyond-the-polis scholarship has done much to expand and refine our understanding of the ancient Greek world, but it has overemphasized the importance of political institutions in emergent federal states and has yet to treat warfare involving upland Greeks systematically or in depth. In contrast, \u003ci\u003eGreek Warfare beyond the Polis\u003c\/i\u003e scrutinizes the sociopolitical roots of warfare from beyond the polis, which are often neglected in military histories of the Greek city-state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy focusing on the significance of warfare vis-à-vis the sociopolitical development of upland polities, Blome shows that although the more powerful states of the classical Greek world were dismissive or ignorant of the military capabilities of upland Greeks, the reverse was not the case. The Phocians, Aetolians, Acarnanians, and Arcadians in circa 490–362 BCE were well aware of the arrogant attitudes of their aggressive neighbors, and as highly efficient political entities, they exploited these attitudes to great effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: The Iliad in Iraq\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Phocian Chalk Raid of the Thessalian Camp Circa 490\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Aetolian Rout of the Athenians in 426\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Defense of Acarnania in 389\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Defense of Arcadia in 370\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607789334808,"sku":"9781501747526","price":31.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/greek-warfare-beyond-the-polis-defense-strategy-and-the-making-of-ancient-federal-states-hardback-9781501747526","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}