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Classical Greece
Robin Osborne
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Description for Classical Greece
Paperback. Classical Greece provides an analysis of the physical setting of and the archaic legacy to the classical city, its economy, its civic and religious institutions, the waging of war between cities, the occurrence and ancient analysis of conflict within the city, and the private life of the citizen. Editor(s): Osborne, Robin. Series: The Short Oxford History of Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; 4KL; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
The complete Short Oxford History of Europe (series editor: Professor T C W Blanning) will cover the history of Europe from Classical Greece to the present in eleven volumes. In each, experts write to their strengths tackling the key issues, including society, economy, religion, politics, and culture, head-on in chapters that will be at once wide-ranging surveys and searching analyses. Each book is specifically designed with the non-specialist reader in mind; but the authority of the contributors and the vigour of the interpretations will make them necessary and challenging reading for fellow academics across a range of disciplines. ... Read more
The complete Short Oxford History of Europe (series editor: Professor T C W Blanning) will cover the history of Europe from Classical Greece to the present in eleven volumes. In each, experts write to their strengths tackling the key issues, including society, economy, religion, politics, and culture, head-on in chapters that will be at once wide-ranging surveys and searching analyses. Each book is specifically designed with the non-specialist reader in mind; but the authority of the contributors and the vigour of the interpretations will make them necessary and challenging reading for fellow academics across a range of disciplines. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
The Short Oxford History of Europe
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198731535
SKU
V9780198731535
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About Robin Osborne
Robin Osborne is a Professor of Ancient History in the University of oxford and Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He is the author of Demos: The Discovery of Classical Attika 91985), Classical Landscape with Figures: The Ancient Greek City and its Countryside (1987), Greece in the making 1200-479BC (1996), and Archaic and Classical Greek Art (1998).
Reviews for Classical Greece
Strong, clear, themed discussions;informative use of selected ancient authors. Captures the age of Athens and Sparta and the big social and cultural changes well. Deserves to oust the obsolete works that are still too easy to find! Dr Graham Shipley, Head of Ancient History Division, School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester In an attempt to re-contextualise the ... Read more