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Creating a Common Polity: Religion, Economy, and Politics in the Making of the Greek Koinon
Emily Maureen Mackil
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Description for Creating a Common Polity: Religion, Economy, and Politics in the Making of the Greek Koinon
Paperback. Provides a detailed historical narrative spanning five centuries to contextualize her analyses, which focus on the three best-attested areas of mainland Greece - Boiotia, Achaia, and Aitolia. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 624 pages, 9 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; HRAX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
In the ancient Greece of Pericles and Plato, the polis, or city - state, reigned supreme, but by the time of Alexander, nearly half of the mainland Greek city - states had surrendered part of their autonomy to join the larger political entities called koina. In the first book in fifty years to tackle the rise of these so-called Greek federal states, Emily Mackil charts a complex, fascinating map of how shared religious practices and long - standing economic interactions facilitated political cooperation and the emergence of a new kind of state. Mackil provides a detailed historical narrative spanning five ... Read more
In the ancient Greece of Pericles and Plato, the polis, or city - state, reigned supreme, but by the time of Alexander, nearly half of the mainland Greek city - states had surrendered part of their autonomy to join the larger political entities called koina. In the first book in fifty years to tackle the rise of these so-called Greek federal states, Emily Mackil charts a complex, fascinating map of how shared religious practices and long - standing economic interactions facilitated political cooperation and the emergence of a new kind of state. Mackil provides a detailed historical narrative spanning five ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Hellenistic Culture and Society
Condition
New
Weight
847g
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520290839
SKU
V9780520290839
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About Emily Maureen Mackil
Emily Mackil is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Creating a Common Polity: Religion, Economy, and Politics in the Making of the Greek Koinon
Offers a wealth of useful, hardly accessible information and interesting insights into the workings of Greek federal states ... recommended not only to classicists and ancient historians, but also to students of politics. Bryn Mawr Classical Review A model of what scholarship in ancient history should ideally be: technically impeccable, theoretically bold and imaginative, rigorously argued, and-not least-a ... Read more