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The Mediterranean context of early Greek history / Nancy H. Demand.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 353 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781444342338
  • 1444342339
  • 9781444342369
  • 1444342363
  • 1405155515
  • 9781405155519
  • 1283435659
  • 9781283435659
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mediterranean context of early Greek history.DDC classification:
  • 938/.01 22
LOC classification:
  • DF220 .D43 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : the fantastic cauldron of the Mediterranean koine -- Seafaring in the mesolithic Mediterranean -- The neolithic revolution/transition -- The neolithic diaspora -- Urbanization in Mesopotamia -- The 3rd millennium -- The middle Bronze Age (2000-1550): recoveries -- Late Bronze Age maritime networks -- The late Bronze Age collapse and its aftermath -- Recovery and expansion (1050-850 BC).
Summary: The Mediterranean context of Early Greek history reveals the role of the complex interaction of Mediterranean seafaring and maritime connections in the development of the ancient Greek city-states. Offers fascinating insights into the origins of urbanization in the ancient Mediterranean, including the Greek city-state Based on the most recent research on the ancient Mediterranean features a novel approach to theories of civilization change - foregoing the traditional isolationists model of development in favor of a maritime based network argues for cultural interactions set in motion by exchang.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the fantastic cauldron of the Mediterranean koine -- Seafaring in the mesolithic Mediterranean -- The neolithic revolution/transition -- The neolithic diaspora -- Urbanization in Mesopotamia -- The 3rd millennium -- The middle Bronze Age (2000-1550): recoveries -- Late Bronze Age maritime networks -- The late Bronze Age collapse and its aftermath -- Recovery and expansion (1050-850 BC).

The Mediterranean context of Early Greek history reveals the role of the complex interaction of Mediterranean seafaring and maritime connections in the development of the ancient Greek city-states. Offers fascinating insights into the origins of urbanization in the ancient Mediterranean, including the Greek city-state Based on the most recent research on the ancient Mediterranean features a novel approach to theories of civilization change - foregoing the traditional isolationists model of development in favor of a maritime based network argues for cultural interactions set in motion by exchang.

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