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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Maria Fragoulaki (Lecturer in Ancient Greek History, Cardiff University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.696kg ISBN: 9780199697779ISBN 10: 0199697779 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 17 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations 1: Introduction 2: Preliminaries: Kinship terminology in Thucydides 4: Korinth and its colonies: Charting xyngeneia 4: Aiolian kinship: xyngeneia and relatedness in the Mytilene and Plataia episodes 5: Sparta's kinship ties 6: Athens kinship ties 7: Mixed realities of the West: Greeks and non-Greeks 8: Conclusion Appendices I: Athens kleruchies, kinship and Thucydides II: Cities and colonial information in Thucydides and Herodotus Bibliography Index Locorum General IndexReviewsThis stimulating volume by Maria Fragoulaki brings into focus the complicated and widespread web of kinship ties in Thucydides and emphasizes the emotional charge these ties inject into interactions among related communities. * Paula Debnar, GNOMON * an important study for advanced readers of Thucydides and it is hoped that Fragoulaki's emphasis upon kinship will motivate other scholars to take it into account. * Sydnor Roy, Classical Journal Online * a comprehensive investigation of kinship ... extremely valuable ... anyone working on Thucydides should read this book. * Martha C. Taylor, Sehepunkte * Fragoulaki has done an exhaustive and thorough study of the terms of xyngeneia (shared descent) in the narrative of Thucydides. She examines the phenomenon of kinship in cities, communities, and ethnic groups as portrayed in Thucydides and attempts to shed new light on his historical interpretations through this lens. Her work provides a useful reference tool for people studying the issues of kinship in Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War. This book is well worth reading for those interested in the Peloponnesian War. * Robert J. Littman University of Hawaii at Manoa, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute * Fragoulaki has done an exhaustive and thorough study of the terms of xyngeneia (shared descent) in the narrative of Thucydides. She examines the phenomenon of kinship in cities, communities, and ethnic groups as portrayed in Thucydides and attempts to shed new light on his historical interpretations through this lens. Her work provides a useful reference tool for people studying the issues of kinship in Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War. This book is well worth reading for those interested in the Peloponnesian War. Robert J. Littman University of Hawaii at Manoa, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute a comprehensive investigation of kinship ... extremely valuable ... anyone working on Thucydides should read this book. Martha C. Taylor, Sehepunkte an important study for advanced readers of Thucydides and it is hoped that Fragoulaki's emphasis upon kinship will motivate other scholars to take it into account. Sydnor Roy, Classical Journal Online This stimulating volume by Maria Fragoulaki brings into focus the complicated and widespread web of kinship ties in Thucydides and emphasizes the emotional charge these ties inject into interactions among related communities. Paula Debnar, GNOMON a comprehensive investigation of kinship ... extremely valuable ... anyone working on Thucydides should read this book. Martha C. Taylor, Sehepunkte Author InformationMaria Fragoulaki is a Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at Cardiff University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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