{"product_id":"localism-in-hellenistic-greece-hardback-9781487548315","title":"Localism in Hellenistic Greece (Hardback) 9781487548315","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLocalism in Hellenistic Greece\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSheila L. Ager (Edited by), Hans Beck (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487548315\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w illustration, 2 b\u0026amp;w maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 3.7 cm, 0.72 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\u003eThe Hellenistic age witnessed a dynamic increase of cultural fusion and entanglement across the Mediterranean and Eurasian worlds. Amid seismic changes in the world writ large, the regions of central Greece and the Peloponnese have often been considered a cultural space left behind. \u003cem\u003eLocalism in Hellenistic Greece\u003c\/em\u003e explores how various processes impacted the countless small-scale, local communities of the Greek mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on notions of locality, localism, local tradition, and boundedness in place, Sheila L. Ager and Hans Beck delve into some of the main hubs of Hellenistic Greece, from Thessaly to Cape Tainaron. Along with their contributors, they explore how polis and ethnos societies positioned themselves in a swiftly expanding horizon and the meaning-making force of the local. The book reveals how local discourses were energized by local sentiments and, much like an echo chamber, how discourses related back to the community and the place it occupied, prioritizing the local as the critical source of communal orientation. Engaging with debates about cultural connectivity and convergence, \u003cem\u003eLocalism in Hellenistic Greece\u003c\/em\u003e offers new insights into lived experience in ancient Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface  \u003cbr\u003eSheila L. Ager and Hans Beck \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Localism in Hellenistic Greece\u003cbr\u003eHans Beck\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Localism and Environmental History in the Hellenistic Kopaic Basin\u003cbr\u003eRuben Post\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Healing a Battlefield: The Local World of Hellenistic Chaironeia\u003cbr\u003eChandra Giroux\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Other Side of the Stone: Local \u003cem\u003eProxenia\u003c\/em\u003e in the Hellenistic Euboian Gulf\u003cbr\u003eAlex McAuley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Notes on Matrimonial Strategies in Civic Contexts \u003cbr\u003eSara Saba\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Local Horizons for the Thessalian \u003cem\u003eEleutheria\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eDenver Graninger\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Problematic Localism of the Hellenistic Aitolians\u003cbr\u003eJoseph B. Scholten\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Aligning the Dots: Local Self-Assertion in a Politically Expanding World\u003cbr\u003ePeter Funke\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Local Voice of Enmity: Kleomenes III, Sparta, and Argos\u003cbr\u003eElena Franchi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. \"Sparta is my country\": Competitive Localism in Hellenistic Sparta\u003cbr\u003eSebastian Scharff \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Shaping and Reshaping Local Memories in Megalopolis: The Case of the Tyrants Aristodamos and Lydiadas\u003cbr\u003eJames Roy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Global Activities in a Localized Context: Mercenaries, Proxeny, and the Small Local World of Hellenistic Mani\u003cbr\u003eChelsea A.M. Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Being Syracusan in the Hellenistic World\u003cbr\u003eMark Thatcher\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Between the Local and the Global: Intersectional Elites at Antiochia ad Cragum in Roman Rough Cilicia\u003cbr\u003eTim Howe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Afterword: Reflections on Hellenistic Localism  \u003cbr\u003eSheila L. Ager\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685491372312,"sku":"9781487548315","price":47.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/localism-in-hellenistic-greece-hardback-9781487548315","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}