{"product_id":"9781405155519","title":"The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNancy H. Demand\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/b\u003e  p\u0026gt;“Drawing extensively on the latest archaeological data from the entire Mediterranean basin, Nancy Demand offers a compelling argument for situating the origins of the Greek city-state within a pan-Mediterranean network of maritime interactions that stretches back millennia.” \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Hall, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Nancy Demand’s book is a remarkable achievement. Her Heraklian labors have produced stunning documentation of the consequences of the vast spectrum of interaction between the peoples surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the Mesolithic into the Iron Age.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol Thomas, University of Washington\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWere the origins of the Greek city-state – the \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e – 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 \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e and cast their scholarly gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. The \u003ci\u003eMediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the role 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 an intricate maritime network of Greeks and non-Greeks alike. We learn how early seafaring trade, such as 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 precision, \u003ci\u003eThe Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History\u003c\/i\u003e offers fascinating insights into the wider context of the Greek city-state in the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy H. Demand\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita in the Department of History, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThebes in the Fifth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1982); \u003ci\u003eUrban Relocation in Archaic and Classical Greece: Flight and Consolidation\u003c\/i\u003e (1990); \u003ci\u003eBirth, Death and Motherhood in Classical Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); and A \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 January 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405155519\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378448560268,"sku":"9781405155519","price":151.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405155519.jpg?v=1780160894","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405155519","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}