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Cultural Identity
Erich S. Gruen
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Description for Cultural Identity
Paperback. Collects essays that explore the idea of cultural identity in the ancient Mediterranean, examine the subject from a variety of angles, and encompass a range of cultures: Greek, Persian, Jewish, Phoenician, Egyptian, Roman, Gallic, and German - and an array of topics. Num Pages: 572 pages, 97 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1576.
This is an illuminating collection of essays that explore the idea of cultural identity in the ancient Mediterranean. Cultural identity is a slippery and elusive concept. When applied to the collective self-consciousness among people or nations, it becomes all the more difficult to define or grasp. In recent decades scholars have focused on the 'other' - the alien, the unfamiliar, the different, perceived or conceived as the opposite - to highlight the virtues and advantages of the self. While this influential idea continues to hold sway, the time has come for a more nuanced and complex understanding of how the ... Read more
This is an illuminating collection of essays that explore the idea of cultural identity in the ancient Mediterranean. Cultural identity is a slippery and elusive concept. When applied to the collective self-consciousness among people or nations, it becomes all the more difficult to define or grasp. In recent decades scholars have focused on the 'other' - the alien, the unfamiliar, the different, perceived or conceived as the opposite - to highlight the virtues and advantages of the self. While this influential idea continues to hold sway, the time has come for a more nuanced and complex understanding of how the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
572
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
572
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892369690
SKU
V9780892369690
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About Erich S. Gruen
Erich S. Gruen is the Gladys Rehard Wood Professor Emeritus of History and Classics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Cultural Identity
"Gruen's pragmatic approach allows for greater accessibility than many recent volumes on identity. . . . This volume is a welcome addition to studies of identity, particularly (but not exclusively) within the ancient Mediterranean."
Bryn Mawr Classical Review Gruen s pragmatic approach allows for greater accessibility than many recent volumes on identity. . . . This volume is a welcome addition ... Read more
Bryn Mawr Classical Review Gruen s pragmatic approach allows for greater accessibility than many recent volumes on identity. . . . This volume is a welcome addition ... Read more