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Anderson's thorough critique of conventional historicism will be a rewarding read for scholars interested in reflecting on their own historical practice. His radical, often polemical, posture strikes at the root of (western, modern, liberal, materialist) certainty and his approach to the past will lead us to our own radical alterity in the present. It is tempting to say that the work is more suitable to specialists and advanced graduate students but that would underestimate the potential for this book to raise important questions for those who continue to be taught the grand narratives of non-modern peoples whose voices we have lost. a the greater strength of this important book is his invitation * and challenge * By challenging the idea that Athens was an early version of modern societies, Anderson raises a number of very important issues and rightly challenges a whole nexus of preconceived assumptions; even if one disagrees with some of his answers, this is a thought-provoking book that must be read and engaged with widely. * Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Crete, Greece & Rome * Anderson's central claim is persuasive...[His] stark reminder of the ontological unfamiliarity of the premodern world should encourage us not just to be more careful in our assumptions about democracy in the past but perhaps also about democracy in the present. * London Review of Books * A very ambitious piece of work. It will attract controversy, but its direction of travel in a world where modern values and concerns are too easily imposed on the ancient is to be applauded. * Classics for All *

"A very ambitious piece of work. It will attract controversy, but its direction of travel in a world where modern values and concerns are too easily imposed on the ancient is to be applauded. * Classics for All * Anderson's central claim is persuasive...[His] stark reminder of the ontological unfamiliarity of the premodern world should encourage us not just to be more careful in our assumptions about democracy in the past but perhaps also about democracy in the present. * London Review of Books * By challenging the idea that Athens was an early version of modern societies, Anderson raises a number of very important issues and rightly challenges a whole nexus of preconceived assumptions; even if one disagrees with some of his answers, this is a thought-provoking book that must be read and engaged with widely. * Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Crete, Greece & Rome * Anderson's thorough critique of conventional historicism will be a rewarding read for scholars interested in reflecting on their own historical practice. His radical, often polemical, posture strikes at the root of (western, modern, liberal, materialist) certainty and his approach to the past will lead us to our own ""radical alterity"" in the present. It is tempting to say that the work is more suitable to specialists and advanced graduate students but that would underestimate the potential for this book to raise important questions for those who continue to be taught the grand narratives of non-modern peoples whose voices we have lost. â the greater strength of this important book is his invitation * and challenge *"

A very ambitious piece of work. It will attract controversy, but its direction of travel in a world where modern values and concerns are too easily imposed on the ancient is to be applauded. -- Classics for All Anderson's central claim is persuasive...[His] stark reminder of the ontological unfamiliarity of the premodern world should encourage us not just to be more careful in our assumptions about democracy in the past but perhaps also about democracy in the present. -- London Review of Books By challenging the idea that Athens was an early version of modern societies, Anderson raises a number of very important issues and rightly challenges a whole nexus of preconceived assumptions; even if one disagrees with some of his answers, this is a thought-provoking book that must be read and engaged with widely. -- Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Crete, Greece & Rome Anderson's thorough critique of conventional historicism will be a rewarding read for scholars interested in reflecting on their own historical practice. His radical, often polemical, posture strikes at the root of (western, modern, liberal, materialist) certainty and his approach to the past will lead us to our own radical alterity in the present. It is tempting to say that the work is more suitable to specialists and advanced graduate students but that would underestimate the potential for this book to raise important questions for those who continue to be taught the grand narratives of non-modern peoples whose voices we have lost. the greater strength of this important book is his invitation -- and challenge -- to historians to consider what an ontological turn might look like in our own research. He offers no less than a paradigm shift of seismic proportions with the potential for equally world-shaking results. -- Mark Roblee, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Greg Anderson holds degrees from the Newcastle and London Universities in his native UK and a PhD from Yale. He is currently Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University, where he has taught since 2005. His primary research areas are ancient Greek history, historical thought, and critical theory.

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