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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777343303321

Autore

Morley Neville

Titolo

Ancient history : key themes and approaches / / Neville Morley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-70983-8

0-203-19827-1

1-134-70984-6

1-280-18247-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Routledge key guides

Disciplina

930

Soggetti

History, Ancient

History, Ancient - Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Ancient History:key Themes Andapproaches; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Key Themes and Debates; Part 2: Key Writers; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimulating and provocative arguments by modern writers on the subject, and as such constitutes an invaluable reference resource. The first section deals with different aspects of life in the ancient world, such as democracy, imperialism, slavery and sexuality, while the second section covers the ideas of key ancient historians and other writers on classical antiquity. Overall this book offers an invaluable introduction to the  most important ideas, the