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MEDITERRANEAN CONTEXT OF EARLY GREEK HISTORY, THE

por DEMAND, NANCY H.
MEDITERRANEAN CONTEXT OF EARLY GREEK HISTORY, THE
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Año de edición: 2012
Editorial: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-4051-5551-9
EAN: 9781405155519
Nº Pág.: 376
idioma: INGLES
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Were the origins of the Greek city-state -- the polis -- a unique creation of Greek genius? Or did their roots extend much deeper? Noted historian Nancy H. Demand joins the growing group of scholars and historians who have abandoned traditional isolationist models of the development of the Greek polis and cast their scholarly gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History reveals the role of the complex interaction of Mediterranean cultures and maritime connections had in shaping and developing urbanization, including the ancient Greek city-states. Utilizing, and enhancing upon, the model of the "fantastic cauldron" first put forth by Jean-Paul Morel in 1983, Demand reveals how Greek city-states did not simply emerge in isolation in remote country villages, but rather sprang up along the shores of the Mediterranean in a complex maritime network of Greeks and non-Greeks alike. We learn how early seafaring trade, such as during the development of obsidian trade in the Aegean, stimulated innovations in the provision of food (the Neolithic Revolution), settlement organization ('political form'), materials for tool production, and concepts of divinity. With deep scholarly

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