Polis an introduction to the ancient Greek city-state - Hansen, Mogens Herman (Oxford University Press, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-214) and indexes
I, City-states in world history. Cities, states, city-states and city-state cultures -- A sketch of the thirty-seven identified city-state cultures -- 'Country-states' versus city-state cultures -- II, The city-state culture in ancient Greece. The unity of the city-state culture of ancient Greece -- The rise of the ancient Greek city-state culture -- The end of the city-state culture in ancient Greece -- How poleis arose and disappeared -- What is a polis? : an investigation of the concept of 'polis' -- The 'polis' as city and state -- Polis as city -- The settlement pattern of the ancient Greek city-states -- The size and population of the cities -- The demography of the Greek city-state culture -- The economy of the cities : Max Weber's 'ideal type' -- Polis as city in the Archaic period -- The Greek conception of polis as a city with a hinterland -- Polis as state -- Army -- Religion -- State and society -- Civil war (stasis) -- Relationships between poleis -- The Hellenistic polis -- III, Conclusion. The polis compared with other city-state cultures