Local knowledge and microidentities in the imperial Greek world / edited by Tim Whitmarsh.
Local knowledge and microidentities in the imperial Greek world / edited by Tim Whitmarsh.
Local knowledge and microidentities in the imperial Greek world / edited by Tim Whitmarsh.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N938.09/2
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Thinking local / Tim Whitmarsh -- 2. Imperial identities / Clifford Ando -- 3. What is local identity? The politics of cultural mapping / Simon Goldhill -- 4. Europa's sons: Roman perceptions of Cretan identity / Ilaria Romeo -- 5. The Ionians of Paphlagonia / Stephen Mitchell -- 6. Ancestry and...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
"This volume explores the proposition that the absorption of the Greek world into the Roman empire created a new emphasis upon local identities, much as globalisation in the modern world has done. Localism became the focal point for complex debates: in some cases it was complementary with imperial objectives, but in others tension can be discerned....
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Local knowledge and microidentities in the imperial Greek world / edited by Tim Whitmarsh.
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Greek culture in the Roman world.
Includes bibliographical references (page 201-224) and index.
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N938.09/2
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74Vv6NyjvxEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6NyjvxEZ
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ISBN
0521761468 (hardback)
9780521761468 (hardback)
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938.09
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991006922269702626
