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OverviewLocalism in Hellenistic Greece explores, in exemplary fashion, how ancient societies positioned themselves in a swiftly expanding world. The Hellenistic age witnessed a dynamic increase of cultural fusion and entanglement across the Mediterranean and Eurasian worlds. Amid seismic changes in the world writ large, the regions of central Greece and the Peloponnese have often been considered a cultural space left behind. Localism in Hellenistic Greece explores how various processes impacted the countless small-scale, local communities of the Greek mainland. Drawing on notions of locality, localism, local tradition, and boundedness in place, Sheila L. Ager and Hans Beck delve into some of the main hubs of Hellenistic Greece, from Thessaly to Cape Tainaron. Along with their contributors, they explore how polis and ethnos societies positioned themselves in a swiftly expanding horizon and the meaning-making force of the local. The book reveals how local discourses were energized by local sentiments and, much like an echo chamber, how discourses related back to the community and the place it occupied, prioritizing the local as the critical source of communal orientation. Engaging with debates about cultural connectivity and convergence, Localism in Hellenistic Greece offers new insights into lived experience in ancient Greece. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sheila Ager , Hans BeckPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Volume: 61 Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.720kg ISBN: 9781487548315ISBN 10: 1487548311 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 05 January 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews"""This volume is a penetrating collective study in local meaningful diversity of political and cultural traditions against the framework of an ancient 'globalized' world."" - Kostas Buraselis, Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Member of the Academy of Athens ""A necessary and exciting book. A dive into the teeming concreteness of the life and culture of communities and individuals, with their persistent anchoring to a local dimension made up of landscapes and productions, but also of stories and civic pride. Many examples and diverse approaches effectively account for the vital contribution of these small universes, regional and civic identities to a densely interconnected and to some extent already 'globalized' Hellenistic world."" - Roberta Fabiani, Associate Professor of Greek History, Università Roma Tre ""The polis is almost invisible in most histories of Hellenistic Greece. Localism in Hellenistic Greece demonstrates that such neglect is unjustified. The thirteen case studies produced by the group of distinguished scholars assembled by Sheila L. Ager and Hans Beck leave no doubt that the richness and diversity of local identity characteristic of Classical Greece persisted into the Hellenistic period. This innovative volume will change the way we write the history of Hellenistic Greece."" - Stanley M. Burstein, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles" """This volume is a penetrating collective study in local meaningful diversity of political and cultural traditions against the framework of an ancient 'globalized' world."" - Kostas Buraselis, Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Member of the Academy of Athens ""A necessary and exciting book. A dive into the teeming concreteness of the life and culture of communities and individuals, with their persistent anchoring to a local dimension made up of landscapes and productions, but also of stories and civic pride. Many examples and diverse approaches effectively account for the vital contribution of these small universes, regional and civic identities to a densely interconnected and to some extent already 'globalized' Hellenistic world."" - Roberta Fabiani, Associate Professor of Greek History, Universit� Roma Tre ""The polis is almost invisible in most histories of Hellenistic Greece. Localism in Hellenistic Greece demonstrates that such neglect is unjustified. The thirteen case studies produced by the group of distinguished scholars assembled by Sheila L. Ager and Hans Beck leave no doubt that the richness and diversity of local identity characteristic of Classical Greece persisted into the Hellenistic period. This innovative volume will change the way we write the history of Hellenistic Greece."" - Stanley M. Burstein, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles" Author InformationSheila L. Ager is a professor of ancient history and Dean of Arts at the University of Waterloo. Hans Beck is a professor and chair of Greek history at Münster University and adjunct professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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