Interpreting The Athenian Empire - MA, J., N. PAPAZARKADAS and R. PARKER, (eds.),
KORTE INHOUD
?The welcome aim of this book is to suggest new directions for Athenian imperial scholarship. It does so by offering a selection of essays across a broad variety of topics, from the Athenian economy and coinage to the effects of imperialism in little-known outposts of the empire such as Carpathos. Peter Liddell opens the volume with ?European Colonialist Perspectives on Athenian Power: Before and After the Epigraphic Explosion?, a look at historical changes in the interpretation of the Athenian Empire prior to the twentieth century, particularly under the influence of the great epigraphic discoveries and publications of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. (?) Liddel is correct that ?changes in perceptions of Athenian power have been inspired not always by the discovery of new evidence, but also by the intellectual milieu and colonialist and political perspectives of those who were engaged in the writing of history? (p.13), and it is pleasant to see biases long informally recognised exposed openly. Suc...
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London, 2009. VIII,248p. Paperback. Lower corner fornt cover slightly dog's eared. Else fine. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: MA, J., N. PAPAZARKADAS and R. PARKER, (eds.),] [Uitgever: Duckworth] [Jaar: 2009] [Titel: Interpreting the Athenian Empire.]
