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Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia
Naoise Mac Sweeney
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Description for Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia
hardcover. Considers foundation myths in ancient Ionia, exploring issues of identity, ethnicity and the negotiation of cultural differences. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 b/w illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
This book examines foundation myths told about the Ionian cities during the archaic and classical periods. It uses these myths to explore the complex and changing ways in which civic identity was constructed in Ionia, relating this to the wider discourses about ethnicity and cultural difference that were current in the Greek world at this time. The Ionian cities seem to have rejected oppositional models of cultural difference which set in contrast East and West, Europe and Asia, Greek and Barbarian, opting instead for a more fluid and nuanced perspective on ethnic and cultural distinctions. The conclusions of this book ... Read more
This book examines foundation myths told about the Ionian cities during the archaic and classical periods. It uses these myths to explore the complex and changing ways in which civic identity was constructed in Ionia, relating this to the wider discourses about ethnicity and cultural difference that were current in the Greek world at this time. The Ionian cities seem to have rejected oppositional models of cultural difference which set in contrast East and West, Europe and Asia, Greek and Barbarian, opting instead for a more fluid and nuanced perspective on ethnic and cultural distinctions. The conclusions of this book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Classical Studies
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107037496
SKU
V9781107037496
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About Naoise Mac Sweeney
Naoíse Mac Sweeney is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Leicester, specialising in the study of ethnicity, identity and migration. She has published widely in the fields of ancient history, archaeology, race relations, international development and peacebuilding studies, and she is the author of Community Identity and Archaeology (2011). Naoíse has also pursued her research interests through archaeological ... Read more
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