Individual and Community The Rise of the Polis, 800-500 B. C.

Name: Individual and Community The Rise of the Polis, 800-500 B. C.
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ISBN: 9780195039719

ISBN-10: 0195039718

ISBN-13: 9780195039719

Edition: 1986

Authors: Chester G. Starr

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During the three centuries from 800 to 500 B.C., the Greek world evolved from a primitive society--both culturally and economically--to one whose artistic products dominated all Mediterranean markets, supported by a wide overseas trade. In the following two centuries came the literary, philosophical, and artistic masterpieces of the classic area. Vital to this advance was the development of the polis, a collective institution in which citizens had rights as well as duties under the rule of law, a system hitherto unknown in human history. In this study, the first systematic exploration of the forces that created the political framework of Greek civilization, Chester Starr shows how the…

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List price: $210.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/20/1986
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.78" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.682




Land, Sea, and Sun


Geography and Climate


A Rural World


The Shining Sea


Rise and Fall of the Early Aegean World



An Age of Chieftains


Tribes and Chieftains


Political Procedures in the Iliad


The Power of the Basileus


The Beginnings of Change: The Odyssey and Hesiod


Social Structure and Values



Crystallization of the Polis


Appearance of the Polis


The Physical Evidence


Anthropological Models


The Early Polis



Patriotism and Divisiveness


The Demands of War


Consolidation of Government


The Aristocratic Way of Life


Aristocratic Search for Wealth



Upheaval and Reform


Cities, Coins and Thinkers


Reforms: Sparta and Athens


Tyrants



The Polis World in 500 B.C.


Athenian Democracy


Greek Oligarchies


The Perfected Polis


Notes


Bibliography


Index