UID:
almafu_9960169904102883
Format:
1 online resource (608 p.) :
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17 B/W illustrations 26 colour illustrations 4 B/W tables
ISBN:
9781474421782
Series Statement:
Edinburgh Leventis Studies : ELS
Content:
Defines the cutting-edge of scholarship on ancient Greek history employing methods from social scienceThere is a long history of successful engagement between social science and classical studies. Social science has been a source of new and productive approaches to understanding ancient Greece, while classical Greek history and culture has been a touchstone for social theorists since the 19th century. This new collection of essays surveys the current state of the new field of ‘social science Greek history’ and demonstrates the potential of this interdisciplinary field.Substantial bodies of work that have contributed in fundamental ways to our understanding of classical Greece and its cultural legacy were produced in 20th century, by employing methods from anthropology, sociology, and psychology. More recently, the use of quantitative methods and formal theory, drawn from contemporary political science, economics, and sociology, has led to a new understanding of ancient Greek economic and political development. Meanwhile, normative considerations, drawn from contemporary political philosophy, have led to a richer understanding of Greek political thought and Greek institutional innovations – notably including democracy and the rule of law. Introduces a new field within classical studies Demonstrates the value of robustly interdisciplinary scholarshipShows the practical value of social science for ancient historyHighlights the importance of Greek case studies for social science Contributors include Sara Forsdyke, David Lewis, Robert Fleck and Andrew Hanssen
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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PART I THEORY AND METHOD --
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1 BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR IN CLASSICAL ATHENS --
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2 THE CITY IN CHORUS: FOR A CHORAL HISTORY OF ATHENIAN SOCIETY --
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3 APPROACHING THE HELLENISTIC POLIS THROUGH MODERN POLITICAL THEORY: THE PUBLIC SPHERE, PLURALISM AND PROSPERITY --
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PART II INSTITUTIONS --
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4 MAJORITY RULE VS. CONSENSUS: THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION IN THE GREEK POLEIS --
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5 RETHINKING MASS AND ELITE: DECISION-MAKING IN THE ATHENIAN LAW-COURTS --
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6 ANCIENT AND MODERN CONCEPTIONS OF THE RULE OF LAW --
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7 WHAT CAN DATA DRAWN FROM THE HANSEN-NIELSEN INVENTORY TELL US ABOUT POLITICAL TRANSITIONS IN ANCIENT GREECE? --
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PART III BEHAVIOUR --
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8 PATRONAGE IN ANCIENT SPARTA --
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9 UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICS OF PERICLES AROUND 450 BCE: THE BENEFITS OF AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE --
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10 CASH AND CROWNS: A NETWORK APPROACH TO GREEK ATHLETIC PRIZES --
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PART IV WEALTH, POVERTY AND INEQUALITY --
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11 PROPERTY SECURITY AND ITS LIMITS IN CLASSICAL GREECE --
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12 ECONOMIC (IN)EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF POVERTY IN ATHENS --
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13 THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTHY ATHENIANS IN THE ATTIC DEMES --
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PART V INTERSTATE RELATIONS --
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14 EXPLORING INTERCOMMUNITY POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN FOURTH-CENTURY GREECE --
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15 HEGEMONIC LEGITIMACY (AND ITS ABSENCE) IN CLASSICAL GREECE --
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16 THE KOINON DOGMA, THE MERCENARY THREAT AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONS IN MID-FIFTH-CENTURY SICILY --
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PART VI TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION --
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17 MUDDLE WRESTLING: GRAPPLING FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARITY IN ARCHAIC GREEK MONEY --
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18 ENTANGLEMENT, MATERIALITY AND THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CLASSICAL ATHENS --
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19 TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY IN CLASSICAL ATHENS: A STUDY OF THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF MINING AND METALLURGY AT LAURION --
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OVERVIEW: GREEK HISTORY AT A CROSSROADS --
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INDEX
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474421782
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474421782
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474421782
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