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Author: Joanna S. Smith (Princeton University, New Jersey)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.10cm
Weight: 0.720kg
ISBN: 9781107683969
ISBN 10: 1107683963
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 28 July 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Smith's close study of the relationship between art and society opens up new avenues for Cypriot studies and has broader significance for scholars of the eastern Mediterranean as well. This work is a model of meticulous reexamination of old material, applying new approaches that yield new conclusions. Perhaps the greatest contribution of this study is the development of a new Iron Age chronology for Cyprus, which has significant implications for the history of early Cyprus and will surely be adopted by future scholars. Although thoroughly grounded in a careful reading of the material record, the book's great strength comes from Smith's ability to contextualize details within the broader historical record by seeking to understand the people and their lives, thoughts, and actions. --AJA
'Perhaps the greatest contribution of this study is the development of a new Iron Age chronology for Cyprus, which has significant implications for the history of early Cyprus and will surely be adopted by future scholars. Although thoroughly grounded in a careful reading of the material record, the book's great strength comes from Smith's ability to contextualize details within the broader historical record by seeking to understand the people and their lives, thoughts and actions.' American Journal of Archaeology 'Joanna Smith's Art and Society in Cyprus from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age is a welcome addition to a growing body of recent major syntheses focusing on the archaeology of Cyprus.' Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research '… provides the sort of detailed analysis that can furnish a more nuanced understanding of the Bronze Age to Iron Age transition.' Bibliotheca Orientalis
Author Information
Joanna S. Smith is Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. Member of the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton, a former visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America, she has received fellowships from the Fulbright Commission, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is the author of Script and Seal Use in Cyprus in the Bronze and Iron Ages and Views from Philamoudhi, Cyprus.
