LEADER 02278nam 2200493 a 450 001 9910655359703321 005 20230124183741.0 010 $a0-19-165240-7 010 $a1-280-88165-8 010 $a9786613722966 010 $a0-19-165239-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104902 035 $a(EBL)990530 035 $a(OCoLC)801406399 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC990530 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104902 100 $a20110228d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 12$aA culture of freedom$b[electronic resource] $eancient Greece and the origins of Europe /$fChristian Meier ; translated by Jefferson Chase 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (340 p.) 300 $aTranslation of: Kultur, um der Freiheit willen. 311 $a0-19-958803-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The question of beginnings -- pt. 2. The rise of the world of poleis. 330 $aHistorians and President of the German Academy for Language and Literature in Darmstadt and in 2003 received thee prestigious Jacob Grimm prize for German literature. culture so special? A Culture of Freedom attempts to answer this question - to find the key to the 'miracle' of ancient Greece.The book takes us on a tour through the rich spectrum of Greek life and culture, from their epic and lyric poetry, political thought and philosophy, to their social life, military traditions, sport, and religious festivals, and finally to the early stages of Greek democracy. Running as a connecting thread 606 $aPolitical science$zGreece$xHistory 607 $aGreece$xCivilization$yTo 146 B.C 607 $aGreece$xPolitics and government$yTo 146 B.C 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yTo 146 B.C 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yPersian Wars, 500-449 B.C 607 $aEurope$xCivilization$xGreek influences 615 0$aPolitical science$xHistory. 676 $a938 700 $aMeier$b Christian$f1929-$0143525 701 $aChase$b Jefferson$01201753 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910655359703321 996 $aA culture of freedom$92904403 997 $aUNINA