Individual and community : the rise of the polis, 800-500 B.C.
Greece POLITICAL SCIENCE Griekse oudheid Stadstaten sähkökirjat Political science
Oxford University Press USA
1986
EISBN 9780195364989
Cover.
Contents.
I: Land, Sea, and Sun.
Geography and Climate.
A Rural World.
The Shining Sea.
Rise and Fall of the Early Aegean World.
II: 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.
III: Crystallization of the Polis.
Appearance of the Polis.
The Physical Evidence.
Anthropological Models.
The Early Polis.
IV: Patriotism and Divisiveness.
The Demands of War.
Consolidation of Government.
The Aristocratic Way of Life.
Aristocratic Search for Wealth.
V: Upheaval and Reform.
Cities, Coins and Thinkers.
Reforms: Sparta and Athens.
Tyrants.
VI: The Polis World in 500 B.C..
Athenian Democracy.
Greek Oligarchies.
The Perfected Polis.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
R.
S.
T.
V.
W.
Z.
Last Page.
In this study, the first systematic exploration of the forces that created the political framework for Greek civilization, Starr shows how the Greeks emerged from a Homeric world of individuals to the polis of 500 BC.
Contents.
I: Land, Sea, and Sun.
Geography and Climate.
A Rural World.
The Shining Sea.
Rise and Fall of the Early Aegean World.
II: 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.
III: Crystallization of the Polis.
Appearance of the Polis.
The Physical Evidence.
Anthropological Models.
The Early Polis.
IV: Patriotism and Divisiveness.
The Demands of War.
Consolidation of Government.
The Aristocratic Way of Life.
Aristocratic Search for Wealth.
V: Upheaval and Reform.
Cities, Coins and Thinkers.
Reforms: Sparta and Athens.
Tyrants.
VI: The Polis World in 500 B.C..
Athenian Democracy.
Greek Oligarchies.
The Perfected Polis.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
R.
S.
T.
V.
W.
Z.
Last Page.
In this study, the first systematic exploration of the forces that created the political framework for Greek civilization, Starr shows how the Greeks emerged from a Homeric world of individuals to the polis of 500 BC.
