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Autore |
Samiei Sasan |
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Titolo |
Ancient Persia in Western history : Hellenism and the representation of the Achaemenid Empire / / by Sasan Samiei |
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London : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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9780755623969 |
0755623967 |
9781322639949 |
1322639949 |
9780857724144 |
0857724142 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (334 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hellenism - Historiography |
Literary studies: general |
Iran History To 640 Historiography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Setting the Scene: Anthropology, Linguistics and Romantic Hellenism in Victorian Britain""; ""3. The Race-Culture Debate: 1900-1930's""; ""4. The Diffusionism vs. Evolutionism Theoretical Debate, Gordon Childe and the Prehistory of Europe""; ""5. Hellenisms Reassessed (1890-1940's): Part I""; ""6. Hellenisms Reassessed (1890-1940's): Part II""; ""7. Hellenisms and the Historiography of Ancient Persia""; ""8. Concluding Remarks""; ""Postscript""; ""Glossary"" |
""Notes""""Bibliography"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Ancient Persia in Western History is a measured rejoinder to the dominant narrative that considers the Graeco-Persian Wars to be merely the first round of an oft-repeated battle between the despotic 'East' and the broadly enlightened 'West'. Sasan Samiei analyses the |
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