Hellenistic History and Culture
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Hellenistic History and Culture by Peter Green
In a 1988 conference, American and British scholars unexpectedly discovered that their ideas were converging in ways that formed a new picture of the variegated Hellenistic mosaic. That picture emerges in these essays, displaying the breadth of modern interest in the Hellenistic Age. A distrust of all ideologies has altered old views of ancient political structures, and feminism has also changed earlier assessments. The current emphasis on multiculturalism has consciously de-emphasized the Western, Greco-Roman tradition. Nubians, Bactrians and other subject peoples of the time are receiving attention in their own right, not just as recipients of Greco-Roman culture.
Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor of Classics at the University of Texas, Austin. Novelist and scholar, his recent books include Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. (California, 1991), Alexander to Actium (California, 1990), and The Laughter of Aphrodite (California, 1993).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520075641 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520075641 |
| Title | Hellenistic History and Culture |
| Author | Peter Green |
| Series | Hellenistic Culture And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 1993-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 293 |
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