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Polis: An Introduction to the Ancient Greek City-State 1st Edition

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From antiquity until the nineteenth century, there have been two types of state: macro-states, each dotted with a number of cities, and regions broken up into city-states, each consisting of an urban center and its hinterland. A region settled with interacting city-states constituted a city-state culture and Polis opens with a description of the concepts of city, state, city-state, and city-state culture, and a survey of the 37 city-state cultures so far identified.

Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of all city-state cultures. He addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis, its size and population, and its political organization, ranging from famous poleis such as Athens and Sparta through more than 1,000 known examples.
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    0199208506
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0199208500
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    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    November 30, 2006
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9.02 x 5.98 x 0.33 inches
  8. Print length
    248 pages
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"This book will help those venturing for the first time outside of the Athenocentric realm of polis-studies; it provides an overview and introduction to comparative studies in the city-state and 'city-state culture.'" --Classical Outlook

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An excellent introduction to the polis, or Greek city-state, presenting the latest research findings.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (November 30, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199208506
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199208500
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.33 inches
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Ralph Chang
5.0 out of 5 stars A good overview for the layman
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This book is the best general overview of the Ancient Greek Polis culture available. The author doesn't waste time on platitudes: He goes directly to relevant points: How these societies functioned? What are the characteristics of an city state culture? How numerous the ancient Greeks were? How important was trade for their economies? What was the importance of cities versus the countryside? All these questions are answered by reference to the best archaeological evidence currently available.

The reader is left with a very good notion of how the hellas really was more than 2300 years ago. Highly recommended.
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Benjamin
5.0 out of 5 stars Polis
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An excellent, detailed study of the ancient city-state and its social, cultural, and political institutions in a comparative perspective. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Ancient history.
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Elisa
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Great book
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Tfisher87
4.0 out of 5 stars Book required for Class
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014
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If you have had 4 or 5 Greek Civilizations classes, or Greek History or Greek Battles, then this book is not for you. Have covered same book.
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Marguerite
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Awesome book on the polis and the policies of the polis and the moral
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J. B. Marques
5.0 out of 5 stars Authoritative approach in brief
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2008
Prof. Hansen is the current leading world authority in the studies on the Greek polis, having founded the Copenhagen Polis Centre and published a wide variety of books and papers on the subject. On this book, he discusses the philological aspects of the word polis and its implications, such as the use of the translated term "City-State", and the political, social and cultural traits that define the polis as a particular institutional entity in the Ancient world.

This book is a very dense, though short, synopsis of his work so far, and a very welcoming addition to the introductory studies of the Greek world. The chapters are quite small and schematic, so maybe the book could have been a bit longer in order to develop the arguments more thoroughly, but this is no hindrance for understanding the text.

This is a recommended introduction to the work of the "Copenhagen School" about the polis, since some of their studies are not easily available.
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