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a brief history of ancient greece politics society and culture
the story of the ancient greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history . a small people inhabiting a country poor in resources and divided into hundreds of quarreling states created one of the most remarkable civilizations of antiquity . comprehensive and balanced abrief history of ancient greece politics society and culture second edition is a shorter version of the authors highly successful ancient greece a political social and cultural history second edition oup 2007 . four leading authorities on the classical world offer a lively and up to date account of greek civilization and history in all its complexity and variety covering the entire period from the bronze age through the hellenistic era and integrating the most recent research in archaeology comparative anthropology and social history . using physical evidence from archaeology the written testimony of literary texts and inscriptions and anthropological models based on comparative studies this compact volume provides an account of the greek world that is thoughtful and sophisticated yet accessible to students and general readers with little or no knowledge of greece . br a brief history of ancient greece second edition is concise enough to be used alongside other books in courses in greek civilization greek and roman civilization ancient greece or western civilization . it is enhanced by text boxes featuring excerpts from ancient documents an extensiveglossary and a timeline and general introduction that provide a birds eye view of greek history . br new to the second edition br new sections on childhood and on marriage and burial rituals br an expanded treatment of religion br a revised art program that includes a new 8 page full color photo insert 125 black and white photographs and illustrations and 17 new and improved custom drawn maps br key terms in boldface type when they first appear in the text and listed at the end of each chapter br selective up to date recommendations for further reading br a companion website featuring student self quizzes discussion questions flashcards of key terms chapter summaries a pronunciation guide links to useful websites and powerpoint lecture outlines
paperback oxford university press usa 2008 isbn13 9780195372359 isbn10 0195372352
abridged n isbn 13 9780195372359 number in series 1 number of pages 402 publisher oxford university press usa release date 62135769600000