Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War by George Cawkwell

Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War by George Cawkwell

Cawkwell's comprehensive analysis of Thucydides and his historical writings is persuasive, erudite and is an immensely valuable addition to the scholarship and criticism of a rich and popular period of Greek history.

'Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War from George Cawkwell,..is described on the cover as 'an important historian', and rightly so, for he has had stimulating and unorthodox things to say about any number of cruces in Greek History. Here he tackles five of the most debated issues in the history of the war: its 'truest' cause,Pericles' strategy, the role of the demagogues, the objectives of the Sicillian Expedition, and the popularity of the Empire. ...Cawkwell's analytical abilities shine through and make for interesting discussion throughout.' - Greece and Rome

George Cawkwell arrived in Oxford in 1946 as a New Zealand Rhodes Scholar and, like the lotus-eaters, "forgot the way home". In 1949 he became a Fellow of University College, Oxford where he tutored in Ancient History until 1995. He is the author of Philip of Macedon (1978) and many articles in learned journals on the history of Greece from the eighth to the fourth century BC.

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ISBN 13	9780415164306
ISBN 10	0415164303
Title	Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War
Author	George Cawkwell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	1997-10-02
Number of pages	172
Prizes	Winner of Runciman Award 1998
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