Warfare and agriculture in classical Greece:
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1. Verfasser: Hanson, Victor Davis 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press © 1998
Ausgabe:Rev. ed
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-251) and index
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction; PART ONE: THE ATTACK ON AGRICULTURE; 1. Military Organization; 2. The Methods of Agricultural Destruction; PART TWO: THE DEFENSE OF AGRICULTURE; 3. Fortification; 4. Evacuation; 5. Sorties; PART THREE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVASTATION; 6. The Devastation of Attica during the Peloponnesian War; Conclusion; Appendix: The Vocabulary of Agricultural Devastation; Select Bibliography; Updated Commentary and Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N.
The ancient Greeks were for the most part a rural, not an urban, society. And for much of the Classical period, war was more common than peace. Almost all accounts of ancient history assume that farming and fighting were critical events in the lives of the citizenry. Yet never before have we had a comprehensive modern study of the relationship between agriculture and warfare in the Greek world. In this completely revised edition of Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Victor Davis Hanson provides a systematic review of Greek agriculture and warfare and describes the relationship betwee
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 281 pages)
ISBN:0520210255
0520215966
0520921755
0585154856
9780520210257
9780520921757
9780585154855

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