Author: Sheila L. Ager
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520913493
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 789
Book Description
A great deal of information has come to light over the past several decades about the role of arbitration between the Greek states. Arbitration and mediation were, in fact, central institutions in Hellenistic public life. In this comprehensive study, Sheila Ager brings together the scattered body of literary and epigraphical sources on arbitration, together with up-to-date bibliographic references, and commentary. The sources collected here range widely; Ager presents an exhaustive record of documents ranging from the settlement of a minor territorial squabble between two tiny city-states to the resolution of major conflicts separating the great powers of the day. In addition, Ager's introduction sets the documents in historical context and outlines distinctions among categories of arbitration. The work also includes indices to literary passages, inscriptions, persons, places, subjects, and Greek and Latin terms in the documents. This collection of many previously inaccessible texts will become a primary resource for any scholar or student working in the field of Hellenistic history.
Interstate Arbitrations in the Greek World, 337–90 B.C.
Author: Sheila L. Ager
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520913493
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 789
Book Description
A great deal of information has come to light over the past several decades about the role of arbitration between the Greek states. Arbitration and mediation were, in fact, central institutions in Hellenistic public life. In this comprehensive study, Sheila Ager brings together the scattered body of literary and epigraphical sources on arbitration, together with up-to-date bibliographic references, and commentary. The sources collected here range widely; Ager presents an exhaustive record of documents ranging from the settlement of a minor territorial squabble between two tiny city-states to the resolution of major conflicts separating the great powers of the day. In addition, Ager's introduction sets the documents in historical context and outlines distinctions among categories of arbitration. The work also includes indices to literary passages, inscriptions, persons, places, subjects, and Greek and Latin terms in the documents. This collection of many previously inaccessible texts will become a primary resource for any scholar or student working in the field of Hellenistic history.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520913493
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 789
Book Description
A great deal of information has come to light over the past several decades about the role of arbitration between the Greek states. Arbitration and mediation were, in fact, central institutions in Hellenistic public life. In this comprehensive study, Sheila Ager brings together the scattered body of literary and epigraphical sources on arbitration, together with up-to-date bibliographic references, and commentary. The sources collected here range widely; Ager presents an exhaustive record of documents ranging from the settlement of a minor territorial squabble between two tiny city-states to the resolution of major conflicts separating the great powers of the day. In addition, Ager's introduction sets the documents in historical context and outlines distinctions among categories of arbitration. The work also includes indices to literary passages, inscriptions, persons, places, subjects, and Greek and Latin terms in the documents. This collection of many previously inaccessible texts will become a primary resource for any scholar or student working in the field of Hellenistic history.
International Commercial Arbitration
Author: Gary B. Born
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN: 9403526440
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 5289
Book Description
International Commercial Arbitration is an authoritative 4,250 page treatise, in three volumes, providing the most comprehensive commentary and analysis, on all aspects of the international commercial arbitration process that is available. The Third Edition of International Commercial Arbitration has been comprehensively revised, expanded and updated, To include all legislative, judicial and arbitral authorities, and other materials in the field of international arbitration prior to June 2020. It also includes expanded treatment of annulment, recognition of awards, counsel ethics, arbitrator independence and impartiality and applicable law. The revised 4,250 page text contains references to more than 20,000 cases, awards and other authorities and will enhance the treatise’s position as the world’s leading work on international arbitration. The first and second editions of International Commercial Arbitration have been routinely relied on by courts and arbitral tribunals around the world ((including the highest courts of the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands and Canada) and international arbitral tribunals (including ICC, SIAC, LCIA, AAA, ICSID, SCC and PCA), e.g.: U.S. Supreme Court – GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, 590 U.S. - (U.S. S.Ct. 2020); BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina, 572 U.S. 25 (U.S. S.Ct. 2014); Canadian Supreme Court – Uber v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16 (Canadian S.Ct.); Yugraneft Corp. v. Rexx Mgt Corp., [2010] 1 R.C.S. 649, 661 (Canadian S.Ct.); U.K. Supreme Court – Jivraj v. Hashwani [2011] UKSC 40, ¶78 (U.K. S.Ct.); Dallah Real Estate & Tourism Holding Co. v. Ministry of Religious Affairs, Gov’t of Pakistan [2010] UKSC 46 (U.K. S.Ct.); Swiss Federal Tribunal – Judgment of 25 September 2014, DFT 5A_165/2014 (Swiss Fed. Trib.); Indian Supreme Court – Bharat Aluminium v. Kaiser Aluminium, C.A. No. 7019/2005, ¶¶138-39, 142, 148-49 (Indian S.Ct. 2012); Singapore Court of Appeal – Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Ltd v. Avant Garde Maritime Servs. Ltd, [2019] 2 SLR 131 (Singapore Ct. App.); PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) TBK v. CRW Joint Operation, [2015] SGCA 30 (Singapore Ct. App.); Larsen Oil & Gas Pte Ltd v. Petroprod Ltd, [2011] SGCA 21, ¶19 (Singapore Ct. App.); Australian Federal Court – Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v. Rinehart, [2017] FCAFC 170 (Australian Fed. Ct.); Hague Court of Appeal – Judgment of 18 February 2020, Case No. 200.197.079/01 (Hague Gerechtshof); Arbitral Tribunals – Lao Holdings NV v. Lao People's Democratic Republic I, Award in ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/6, 6 August 2019; Gold Reserve Inc. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Decision regarding the Claimant’s and the Respondent’s Requests for Corrections, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/09/1, 15 December 2014; Total SA v. The Argentine Republic, Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/01, 4 December 2014; Millicom Int'l Operations B.V. v. Republic of Senegal, Decision on Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/20, 16 July 2010; Lemire v. Ukraine, Dissenting Opinion of Jürgen Voss, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/18, 1 March 2011.
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN: 9403526440
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 5289
Book Description
International Commercial Arbitration is an authoritative 4,250 page treatise, in three volumes, providing the most comprehensive commentary and analysis, on all aspects of the international commercial arbitration process that is available. The Third Edition of International Commercial Arbitration has been comprehensively revised, expanded and updated, To include all legislative, judicial and arbitral authorities, and other materials in the field of international arbitration prior to June 2020. It also includes expanded treatment of annulment, recognition of awards, counsel ethics, arbitrator independence and impartiality and applicable law. The revised 4,250 page text contains references to more than 20,000 cases, awards and other authorities and will enhance the treatise’s position as the world’s leading work on international arbitration. The first and second editions of International Commercial Arbitration have been routinely relied on by courts and arbitral tribunals around the world ((including the highest courts of the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands and Canada) and international arbitral tribunals (including ICC, SIAC, LCIA, AAA, ICSID, SCC and PCA), e.g.: U.S. Supreme Court – GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, 590 U.S. - (U.S. S.Ct. 2020); BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina, 572 U.S. 25 (U.S. S.Ct. 2014); Canadian Supreme Court – Uber v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16 (Canadian S.Ct.); Yugraneft Corp. v. Rexx Mgt Corp., [2010] 1 R.C.S. 649, 661 (Canadian S.Ct.); U.K. Supreme Court – Jivraj v. Hashwani [2011] UKSC 40, ¶78 (U.K. S.Ct.); Dallah Real Estate & Tourism Holding Co. v. Ministry of Religious Affairs, Gov’t of Pakistan [2010] UKSC 46 (U.K. S.Ct.); Swiss Federal Tribunal – Judgment of 25 September 2014, DFT 5A_165/2014 (Swiss Fed. Trib.); Indian Supreme Court – Bharat Aluminium v. Kaiser Aluminium, C.A. No. 7019/2005, ¶¶138-39, 142, 148-49 (Indian S.Ct. 2012); Singapore Court of Appeal – Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Ltd v. Avant Garde Maritime Servs. Ltd, [2019] 2 SLR 131 (Singapore Ct. App.); PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) TBK v. CRW Joint Operation, [2015] SGCA 30 (Singapore Ct. App.); Larsen Oil & Gas Pte Ltd v. Petroprod Ltd, [2011] SGCA 21, ¶19 (Singapore Ct. App.); Australian Federal Court – Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v. Rinehart, [2017] FCAFC 170 (Australian Fed. Ct.); Hague Court of Appeal – Judgment of 18 February 2020, Case No. 200.197.079/01 (Hague Gerechtshof); Arbitral Tribunals – Lao Holdings NV v. Lao People's Democratic Republic I, Award in ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/6, 6 August 2019; Gold Reserve Inc. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Decision regarding the Claimant’s and the Respondent’s Requests for Corrections, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/09/1, 15 December 2014; Total SA v. The Argentine Republic, Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/01, 4 December 2014; Millicom Int'l Operations B.V. v. Republic of Senegal, Decision on Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/20, 16 July 2010; Lemire v. Ukraine, Dissenting Opinion of Jürgen Voss, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/18, 1 March 2011.
International Arbitration
Author: Gary B. Born
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
ISBN: 1543851967
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1932
Book Description
This important casebook is based on the leading commentary in the field—Born’s treatise, International Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer Law International, 3d ed. 2021). The casebook provides a comprehensive treatment of international commercial arbitration (focused on the New York Convention and UNCITRAL Model Law), while also offering comparative examples drawn from state-to-state and investment arbitration. An easy-to-use chronological structure follows the course of an international arbitration. Careful case excerpts allow instruction to focus on key stages of the arbitration, legal issues and practical aspects of international arbitration, while also providing opportunities for discussions of policy considerations. New to the Third Edition: Comprehensively updated through April 2021 to include: Legislative enactments, judicial decisions, arbitral awards, institutional rule amendments, and other developments Excerpts of, and notes on, GE Power v. Outokumpu Stainless, Enka v. Chubb, Halliburton v. Chubb, ASA Bioenergy v. Ometto, and recent arbitral awards Updates of all leading institutional arbitration rules Notes on ALI Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration Revisions to IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, proposed UNCITRAL/ICSID Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in International Investment Disputes, and Prague Rules on Efficient Conduct of International Arbitration Proceedings Updated Notes with issues encountered in an international arbitration practice group, including in-person versus remote hearings, arbitrator selection, multi-party arbitrations, and costs Professors and student will benefit from: A text that is: Based on Gary Born’s treatise, International Commercial Arbitration, Third Edition, which is recognized as the leading treatise in the field and is routinely cited in decisions by the U.S., U.K., Canadian, Australian, Indian, and other Supreme Courts Thoroughly international, with materials focused on the New York Convention and Inter-American Convention, and the UNCITRAL Model Law Directed toward international commercial arbitration, while including chapters and materials on investment arbitration and state-to-state arbitration, which can be included with varying levels of emphasis: courses can focus largely on international commercial arbitration or, alternatively, treat all types of international arbitration equally Materials including judicial decisions and statutory materials drawn from all leading jurisdictions (European, Asian, Americas, etc.) and arbitral awards under all leading institutional and other rules A thorough treatment of international arbitration in the United States, under the Federal Arbitration Act Carefully edited excerpts of judicial decisions, awards, institutional arbitration rules, and other materials, to focus instruction and classroom discussion on key issues Notes and questions identify practical issues arising in international arbitration Experienced authors with 35 years of practice as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations and close involvement with leading international arbitral institutions
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
ISBN: 1543851967
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1932
Book Description
This important casebook is based on the leading commentary in the field—Born’s treatise, International Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer Law International, 3d ed. 2021). The casebook provides a comprehensive treatment of international commercial arbitration (focused on the New York Convention and UNCITRAL Model Law), while also offering comparative examples drawn from state-to-state and investment arbitration. An easy-to-use chronological structure follows the course of an international arbitration. Careful case excerpts allow instruction to focus on key stages of the arbitration, legal issues and practical aspects of international arbitration, while also providing opportunities for discussions of policy considerations. New to the Third Edition: Comprehensively updated through April 2021 to include: Legislative enactments, judicial decisions, arbitral awards, institutional rule amendments, and other developments Excerpts of, and notes on, GE Power v. Outokumpu Stainless, Enka v. Chubb, Halliburton v. Chubb, ASA Bioenergy v. Ometto, and recent arbitral awards Updates of all leading institutional arbitration rules Notes on ALI Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration Revisions to IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, proposed UNCITRAL/ICSID Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in International Investment Disputes, and Prague Rules on Efficient Conduct of International Arbitration Proceedings Updated Notes with issues encountered in an international arbitration practice group, including in-person versus remote hearings, arbitrator selection, multi-party arbitrations, and costs Professors and student will benefit from: A text that is: Based on Gary Born’s treatise, International Commercial Arbitration, Third Edition, which is recognized as the leading treatise in the field and is routinely cited in decisions by the U.S., U.K., Canadian, Australian, Indian, and other Supreme Courts Thoroughly international, with materials focused on the New York Convention and Inter-American Convention, and the UNCITRAL Model Law Directed toward international commercial arbitration, while including chapters and materials on investment arbitration and state-to-state arbitration, which can be included with varying levels of emphasis: courses can focus largely on international commercial arbitration or, alternatively, treat all types of international arbitration equally Materials including judicial decisions and statutory materials drawn from all leading jurisdictions (European, Asian, Americas, etc.) and arbitral awards under all leading institutional and other rules A thorough treatment of international arbitration in the United States, under the Federal Arbitration Act Carefully edited excerpts of judicial decisions, awards, institutional arbitration rules, and other materials, to focus instruction and classroom discussion on key issues Notes and questions identify practical issues arising in international arbitration Experienced authors with 35 years of practice as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations and close involvement with leading international arbitral institutions
Cultural Politics in Polybius’s Histories
Author: Craige B. Champion
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520237641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
"Smart and sophisticated. A work that is simultaneously a sensitive study of a major Greek historian and a probing analysis of the Greco-Roman society in which his history was produced."—John Marincola, author of Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520237641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
"Smart and sophisticated. A work that is simultaneously a sensitive study of a major Greek historian and a probing analysis of the Greco-Roman society in which his history was produced."—John Marincola, author of Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography
The Beginnings of Jewishness
Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520211414
Category : Conversion
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This book describes and explains the fluidity of the definition of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520211414
Category : Conversion
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This book describes and explains the fluidity of the definition of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE.
Seeing Double
Author: Susan A. Stephens
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520229738
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"Susan Stephens is interested in how the poetry of Callimachus, Theocritus and Apollonius reflects the Greek engagement with Egypt, and in particular with the traditions of Egyptian kingship and mythology. The exciting rediscovery through marine archaeology of Ptolemaic Alexandria means that there is currently great interest in the nature of Alexandrian culture, especially in how Greek and Egyptian elements were mixed. Stephens brings to notice important but generally neglected Greek texts (Hecataeus of Abdera, the 'Alexander Romance') and much material previously known only to Egyptologists. . . . Modern writing about colonialism is powerfully applied to the Hellenistic situation. This book will attract wide interest, and help in the gradual process of changing perceptions about the cultural life of Alexandria."—Richard Hunter, author of Theocritus and the Archaeology of Greek Poetry "Susan Stephens' Seeing Double is the first book ever that explores comprehensively and persuasively how, in the political, social and cultural environment of Ptolemaic Egypt, the Alexandrian renewal of classical poetry leads to a new poetry. . . . In Stephens' view, the poetical dialogue between the Alexandrian poets, their intertextuality and the differences in their approaches and reactions to the colonial situation resolve the emerging duality of Greek and Egyptian cultures in a deeper intellectual unity that responds to, and reflects, the political reality."—Ludwig Koenen, author of Eine agonistische Inschrift aus Ägypten und frühptolemäische Königsfeste "This quietly daring research sets a new standard for the interpretation of poetry in a cultural, and most importantly in a bi-cultural, context. Stephens’ exploration of Alexandrian poetry as a contact zone is a successful example of how literary interpretation can be fertilized by discontent about traditional Classics."—Alessandro Barchiesi, author of The Poet and the Prince: Ovid and Augustan Discourse and Speaking Volumes: Narrative and Intertext in Ovid and Other Latin Poets A brilliant mastery and intersection of comparative history of literature and of theories of intertextuality and intercultural contacts make of this book a most profitable text for a larger readership than classical scholars."—Marco Fantuzzi, coauthor of Muse e Modelli: la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520229738
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"Susan Stephens is interested in how the poetry of Callimachus, Theocritus and Apollonius reflects the Greek engagement with Egypt, and in particular with the traditions of Egyptian kingship and mythology. The exciting rediscovery through marine archaeology of Ptolemaic Alexandria means that there is currently great interest in the nature of Alexandrian culture, especially in how Greek and Egyptian elements were mixed. Stephens brings to notice important but generally neglected Greek texts (Hecataeus of Abdera, the 'Alexander Romance') and much material previously known only to Egyptologists. . . . Modern writing about colonialism is powerfully applied to the Hellenistic situation. This book will attract wide interest, and help in the gradual process of changing perceptions about the cultural life of Alexandria."—Richard Hunter, author of Theocritus and the Archaeology of Greek Poetry "Susan Stephens' Seeing Double is the first book ever that explores comprehensively and persuasively how, in the political, social and cultural environment of Ptolemaic Egypt, the Alexandrian renewal of classical poetry leads to a new poetry. . . . In Stephens' view, the poetical dialogue between the Alexandrian poets, their intertextuality and the differences in their approaches and reactions to the colonial situation resolve the emerging duality of Greek and Egyptian cultures in a deeper intellectual unity that responds to, and reflects, the political reality."—Ludwig Koenen, author of Eine agonistische Inschrift aus Ägypten und frühptolemäische Königsfeste "This quietly daring research sets a new standard for the interpretation of poetry in a cultural, and most importantly in a bi-cultural, context. Stephens’ exploration of Alexandrian poetry as a contact zone is a successful example of how literary interpretation can be fertilized by discontent about traditional Classics."—Alessandro Barchiesi, author of The Poet and the Prince: Ovid and Augustan Discourse and Speaking Volumes: Narrative and Intertext in Ovid and Other Latin Poets A brilliant mastery and intersection of comparative history of literature and of theories of intertextuality and intercultural contacts make of this book a most profitable text for a larger readership than classical scholars."—Marco Fantuzzi, coauthor of Muse e Modelli: la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto
A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity
Author: Sheila L. Ager
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350102768
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity, explores peace in the period from 500 BC to 800 AD. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the classical era.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350102768
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity, explores peace in the period from 500 BC to 800 AD. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the classical era.
Caria and Crete in Antiquity
Author: Naomi Carless Unwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107194172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Examines what regional mythologies reveal about the social and cultural orientation and identity of Caria in antiquity.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107194172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Examines what regional mythologies reveal about the social and cultural orientation and identity of Caria in antiquity.
The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy, 4 Volume Set
Author: Gordon Martel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118887913
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2173
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy is a complete and authoritative 4-volume compendium of the most important events, people and terms associated with diplomacy and international relations from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in diplomacy, its history and the relations between states Includes newer areas of scholarship such as the role of non-state organizations, including the UN and Médecins Sans Frontières, and the exercise of soft power, as well as issues of globalization and climate change Provides clear, concise information on the most important events, people, and terms associated with diplomacy and international relations in an A-Z format All entries are rigorously peer reviewed to ensure the highest quality of scholarship Provides a platform to introduce unfamiliar terms and concepts to students engaging with the literature of the field for the first time
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118887913
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2173
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy is a complete and authoritative 4-volume compendium of the most important events, people and terms associated with diplomacy and international relations from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in diplomacy, its history and the relations between states Includes newer areas of scholarship such as the role of non-state organizations, including the UN and Médecins Sans Frontières, and the exercise of soft power, as well as issues of globalization and climate change Provides clear, concise information on the most important events, people, and terms associated with diplomacy and international relations in an A-Z format All entries are rigorously peer reviewed to ensure the highest quality of scholarship Provides a platform to introduce unfamiliar terms and concepts to students engaging with the literature of the field for the first time
An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis
Author: Mogens Herman Hansen
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191518255
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
This is the first ever documented study of the 1,035 identifiable Greek city states (poleis) of the Archaic and Classical periods (c.650-325 BC). Previous studies of the Greek polis have focused on Athens and Sparta, and the result has been a view of Greek society dominated by Sophokles', Plato's, and Demosthenes' view of what the polis was. This study includes descriptions of Athens and Sparta, but its main purpose is to explore the history and organization of the thousand other city states. The main part of the book is a regionally organized inventory of all identifiable poleis covering the Greek world from Spain to the Caucasus and from the Crimea to Libya. This inventory is the work of 47 specialists, and is divided into 46 chapters, each covering a region. Each chapter contains an account of the region, a list of second-order settlements, and an alphabetically ordered description of the poleis. This description covers such topics as polis status, territory, settlement pattern, urban centre, city walls and monumental architecture, population, military strength, constitution, alliance membership, colonization, coinage, and Panhellenic victors. The first part of the book is a description of the method and principles applied in the construction of the inventory and an analysis of some of the results to be obtained by a comparative study of the 1,035 poleis included in it. The ancient Greek concept of polis is distinguished from the modern term `city state', which historians use to cover many other historic civilizations, from ancient Sumeria to the West African cultures absorbed by the nineteenth-century colonializing powers. The focus of this project is what the Greeks themselves considered a polis to be.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191518255
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
This is the first ever documented study of the 1,035 identifiable Greek city states (poleis) of the Archaic and Classical periods (c.650-325 BC). Previous studies of the Greek polis have focused on Athens and Sparta, and the result has been a view of Greek society dominated by Sophokles', Plato's, and Demosthenes' view of what the polis was. This study includes descriptions of Athens and Sparta, but its main purpose is to explore the history and organization of the thousand other city states. The main part of the book is a regionally organized inventory of all identifiable poleis covering the Greek world from Spain to the Caucasus and from the Crimea to Libya. This inventory is the work of 47 specialists, and is divided into 46 chapters, each covering a region. Each chapter contains an account of the region, a list of second-order settlements, and an alphabetically ordered description of the poleis. This description covers such topics as polis status, territory, settlement pattern, urban centre, city walls and monumental architecture, population, military strength, constitution, alliance membership, colonization, coinage, and Panhellenic victors. The first part of the book is a description of the method and principles applied in the construction of the inventory and an analysis of some of the results to be obtained by a comparative study of the 1,035 poleis included in it. The ancient Greek concept of polis is distinguished from the modern term `city state', which historians use to cover many other historic civilizations, from ancient Sumeria to the West African cultures absorbed by the nineteenth-century colonializing powers. The focus of this project is what the Greeks themselves considered a polis to be.