{"product_id":"the-roman-clan-the-gens-from-ancient-ideology-to-modern-anthropology-hardback-9780521856928","title":"The Roman Clan; The Gens from Ancient Ideology to Modern Anthropology (Hardback) 9780521856928","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Roman Clan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Gens from Ancient Ideology to Modern Anthropology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompares the ancient sources and modern interpretative models to present a new interpretation of the Roman gens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eC. J. Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521856928, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 March 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 3 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.77 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\"...discourse about the origins of Roman sociopolitical organizations will for the future be shaped by Smith's ponderous work, making an exemplary historical problem more accessible to nonclassical scholars broadly interested in the role of clans in emerging states.\"  --Nicola Terrenato, University of Michigan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe gens, a key social formation in archaic Rome, has given rise to considerable interpretative problems for modern scholarship. In this comprehensive exploration of the subject, Professor Smith examines the mismatch between the ancient evidence and modern interpretative models influenced by social anthropology and political theory. He offers a detailed comparison of the gens with the Attic genos and illustrates, for the first time, how recent changes in the way we understand the genos may impact upon our understanding of Roman history. He develops a concept of the gens within the interlocking communal institutions of early Rome, which touches on questions of land ownership, warfare and the patriciate, before offering an explanation of the role of the gens and the part it might play in modern political theory. This significant work makes an important contribution not only to the study of archaic Rome, but also to the history of ideas.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeneral introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The ancient evidence\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modern interpretations\u003cbr\u003e 3. The gens in the mirror: Roman gens and Attic genos\u003cbr\u003e 4. Archaeology and the gens\u003cbr\u003e Part I conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 5. The Roman community\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Roman curiae\u003cbr\u003e 7. The patricians and the land\u003cbr\u003e 8. The patriciate\u003cbr\u003e 9. Warfare in the regal and early republican periods\u003cbr\u003e 10. Explaining the gens\u003cbr\u003e 11. Roman history and the modern world\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Dionysius of Halicarnassus on the Roman curiae and religion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. The missing curiae.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e], History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265261064472,"sku":"9780521856928","price":93.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521856928i.jpg?v=1692021076","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-roman-clan-the-gens-from-ancient-ideology-to-modern-anthropology-hardback-9780521856928","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}