The other Greeks : the family farm and the agrarian roots of western civilization /
"For generations, scholars have focused on the Greek city-state and its brilliant cosmopolitan culture as the ultimate source of the Western tradition in literature, philosophy, and politics. This passionate book leads us outside the city walls to the countryside, where the majority of the Gree...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
1999.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=41705 |
| Summary: | "For generations, scholars have focused on the Greek city-state and its brilliant cosmopolitan culture as the ultimate source of the Western tradition in literature, philosophy, and politics. This passionate book leads us outside the city walls to the countryside, where the majority of the Greek citizenry lived, to find the true source of the cultural wealth of Greek civilization. Victor Hanson shows that the "Greek revolution" was not the rise of a free and democratic urban culture, but rather the historic innovation of the independent family farm."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxx, 566 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520919365 052091936X 058532977X 9780585329772 |
