A culture of freedom : ancient Greece and the origins of Europe / Christian Meier ; translated by Je...
A culture of freedom : ancient Greece and the origins of Europe / Christian Meier ; translated by Je...
A culture of freedom : ancient Greece and the origins of Europe / Christian Meier ; translated by Jefferson Chase.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Date
2012.
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N938/229
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English
German
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Part I. The Question of Beginnings: A most unusual case I: the appropriation of antiquity by medieval and modern Europe; The challenge of freedom; A most unusual case II: the early conditions of the formation of medieval and early modern culture; The constitution of Europe as a continent; Greeks and...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
The book takes us on a tour through the rich spectrum of Greek life and culture, from their epic and lyric poetry, political thought and philosophy, to their social life, military traditions, sport, and religious festivals, and finally to the early stages of Greek democracy. Running as a connecting thread throughout is a people's attempt to create...
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A culture of freedom : ancient Greece and the origins of Europe / Christian Meier ; translated by Jefferson Chase.
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Translation of: Kultur, um der Freiheit willen.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-302) and index.
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N938/229
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74Vvrd6G4yZl
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ISBN
0199588031 (hbk.)
9780199747405
0199747407
9780199588039 (hbk.)
DDC
938
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991011227709702626
