{"product_id":"9781405160735","title":"Tales of the Barbarians Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTales of the Barbarians\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEthnography and Empire in the Roman West\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGreg Woolf\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTales of the Barbarians\u003c\/i\u003e traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh perspective by examining  passages from ancient writers in a new light\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGreg Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), as well as the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLiteracy and Power in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and \u003ci\u003eRome the Cosmopolis\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).  In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Roman Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and has written numerous articles on Roman history.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 February 2011\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\u003e9781405160735\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\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315466825868,"sku":"9781405160735","price":89.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405160735.jpg?v=1780113650","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405160735","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}