Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
  1. Home
  2. Books
  3. Greeks and Barbarians
  • Cited by 66
      • Show more authors
      • You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Select format
    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2013
      01 August 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139049368
      9780521764681
      9780521148023
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139049368
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.86kg, 416 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.82kg, 416 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies
    You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Selected: Digital
    Add to cart View cart Buy from Cambridge.org
    Subjects:
    Ancient History, Classical Studies
    Information

    Book description

    This book is an ambitious synthesis of the social, economic, political and cultural interactions between Greeks and non-Greeks in the Mediterranean world during the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods. Instead of traditional and static distinctions between Greeks and Others, Professor Vlassopoulos explores the diversity of interactions between Greeks and non-Greeks in four parallel but interconnected worlds: the world of networks, the world of apoikiai ('colonies'), the Panhellenic world and the world of empires. These diverse interactions set into motion processes of globalisation; but the emergence of a shared material and cultural koine across the Mediterranean was accompanied by the diverse ways in which Greek and non-Greek cultures adopted and adapted elements of this global koine. The book explores the paradoxical role of Greek culture in the processes of ancient globalisation, as well as the peculiar way in which Greek culture was shaped by its interaction with non-Greek cultures.

    Reviews

    'My favourite history book of the year so far? No contest: Kostas Vlassopoulos's Greeks and Barbarians … This book sets a new agenda in the field.'

    Paul Cartledge Source: BBC History Magazine

    'One of this book's most admirable qualities is that its own curiosity is as boundless as that of the Greeks it describes. Its range of reference is dizzying. … comfortably the best general account of the topic in English (and one written accessibly for a wide student and general readership).'

    Thomas Harrison Source: Anglo-Hellenic Review

    Refine List

    Actions for selected content:

    Select all | Deselect all
    • View selected items
    • Export citations
    • Download PDF (zip)
    • Save to Kindle
    • Save to Dropbox
    • Save to Google Drive

    Save Search

    You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".

    Please provide a title, maximum of 40 characters.
    Cancel
    ×

    Contents

    Contents

    Metrics

    Altmetric attention score

    Full text views

    Total number of HTML views: 0
    Total number of PDF views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    Book summary page views

    Total views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    * Views captured on Cambridge Core between #date#. This data will be updated every 24 hours.

    Usage data cannot currently be displayed.

    Accessibility standard: Unknown

    Why this information is here

    This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.

    Accessibility Information

    Accessibility compliance for the PDF of this book is currently unknown and may be updated in the future.