The Ancient City

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The Ancient City by Arjan Zuiderhoek, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Arjan Zuiderhoek ISBN: 9781316683163
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: October 31, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Arjan Zuiderhoek
ISBN: 9781316683163
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: October 31, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Greece and Rome were quintessentially urban societies. Ancient culture, politics and society arose and developed in the context of the polis and the civitas. In modern scholarship, the ancient city has been the subject of intense debates due to the strong association in Western thought between urbanism, capitalism and modernity. In this book, Arjan Zuiderhoek provides a survey of the main issues at stake in these debates, as well as a sketch of the chief characteristics of Greek and Roman cities. He argues that the ancient Greco-Roman city was indeed a highly specific form of urbanism, but that this does not imply that the ancient city was somehow 'superior' or 'inferior' to forms of urbanism in other societies, just (interestingly) different. The book is aimed primarily at students of ancient history and general readers, but also at scholars working on urbanism in other periods and places.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Greece and Rome were quintessentially urban societies. Ancient culture, politics and society arose and developed in the context of the polis and the civitas. In modern scholarship, the ancient city has been the subject of intense debates due to the strong association in Western thought between urbanism, capitalism and modernity. In this book, Arjan Zuiderhoek provides a survey of the main issues at stake in these debates, as well as a sketch of the chief characteristics of Greek and Roman cities. He argues that the ancient Greco-Roman city was indeed a highly specific form of urbanism, but that this does not imply that the ancient city was somehow 'superior' or 'inferior' to forms of urbanism in other societies, just (interestingly) different. The book is aimed primarily at students of ancient history and general readers, but also at scholars working on urbanism in other periods and places.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Annals of Tacitus by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book The Haskell School of Music by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Congress in Black and White by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Gregorian Chant by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Assessment for Teaching by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book An Introduction to Buddhism by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Movement Disorders in Neurologic and Systemic Disease by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Postcolonial Literature and the Impact of Literacy by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Mass Religious Ritual and Intergroup Tolerance by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book The International Law of Belligerent Occupation by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Tracheotomy Management by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Bayesian Astrophysics by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book Kierkegaard and the Theology of the Nineteenth Century by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Cover of the book State Control over Private Military and Security Companies in Armed Conflict by Arjan Zuiderhoek
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy