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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199208506

ISBN-139780199208500

eBay Product ID (ePID)54241175

Product Key Features

Book TitlePolis : an Introduction to the Ancient Greek City-State

Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAncient / General, Ancient / Greece, Sociology / Urban

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorMogens Herman Hansen

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-030627

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"This book will help those venturing for the first time outside of the Athenocentric realm of polis-studies; it provides an overview and introduction to comparative studies in the city-state and 'city-state culture.'" --Classical Outlook, "This book will help those venturing for the first time outside of the Athenocentric realm of polis -studies; it provides an overview and introduction to comparative studies in the city-state and 'city-state culture.'" -- Classical Outlook, "This book will help those venturing for the first time outside of the Athenocentric realm ofpolis-studies; it provides an overview and introduction to comparative studies in the city-state and 'city-state culture.'" --Classical Outlook

Dewey Decimal307.7609

Table Of ContentIntroductionI. City-States in World History1. Cities, States, City-States and City-State Cultures2. A Sketch of the 37 Identified City-State Cultures3. 'Country-States' versus City-State CulturesII. The City-State Culture in Ancient GreeceIntroduction4. The Unity of the City-State Culture of Ancient Greece5. The Rise of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture6. The End of the City-State Culture in Ancient Greece7. How Poleis Arose and Disappeared8. What is a Polis? An Investigation of the Concept of 'Polis'9. The Polis as City and State10. Polis as City11. The Settlement Pattern of the Ancient Greek City-States12. The Size and Population of the Cities13. The Demography of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture14. The Economy of the Cities: Max Weber's 'Ideal Type'15. Polis as City in the Archaic Period16. The Greek Conception of Polis as a City with a Hinterland17. Polis as State18. Army19. Religion20. State and Society21. Civil War (Stasis)22. Relationships between Poleis23. The Hellenistic PoleisIII. Conclusion24. The Polis Compared with Other City-State Cultures

SynopsisAn accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state. Mogens Herman Hansen addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis, its size and population, and its political culture, ranging from famous poleis such as Athens and Sparta through more than 1,000 known examples., From antiquity until the nineteenth century, there have been two types of state: macro-states, each dotted with a number of cities, and regions broken up into city-states, each consisting of an urban centre and its hinterland. A region settled with interacting city-states constituted a city-state culture and Polis opens with a description of the concepts of city, state, city-state, and city-state culture, and a survey of the 37 city-state cultures so faridentified. Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of allcity-state cultures. He addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis, its size and population, and its political organization, ranging from famous poleis such as Athens and Sparta through more than 1,000 known examples., From antiquity until the nineteenth century, there have been two types of state: macro-states, each dotted with a number of cities, and regions broken up into city-states, each consisting of an urban center and its hinterland. A region settled with interacting city-states constituted a city-state culture and Polis opens with a description of the concepts of city, state, city-state, and city-state culture, and a survey of the 37 city-state cultures so far identified. Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of all city-state cultures. He addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis, its size and population, and its political organization, ranging from famous poleis such as Athens and Sparta through more than 1,000 known examples., From antiquity until the nineteenth century, there have been two types of state: macro-states, each dotted with a number of cities, and regions broken up into city-states, each consisting of an urban centre and its hinterland. A region settled with interacting city-states constituted a city-state culture and Polis opens with a description of the concepts of city, state, city-state, and city-state culture, and a survey of the 37 city-state cultures so far identified. Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of all city-state cultures. He addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis, its size and population, and its political organization, ranging from famous poleis such as Athens and Sparta through more than 1,000 known examples.

LC Classification NumberJC73