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The Greeks: History, Culture, and Society (MySearchLab Series 15% off) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ian B. Morris, Barry B. Powell
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 356161
Media: Paperback
Pages: 576
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 0.9
ISBN: 013921156X
Dewey Decimal Number: 938
EAN: 9780139211560
ASIN: 013921156X
Publication Date: March 21, 2005
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Organized chronologically, this book presents a complete picture of Greek civilization as a history. It features sections on the art, architecture, literature, and thought of each period. Names and dates are provided, and cultural achievements and social transformations that accompanied the cascade of historical events are carefully examined. This comprehensive, balanced treatment of ancient Greece covers its history from the prehistoric through the Mycenaean Period, the Dark Ages, the Classical Period, the Hellenistic, and the absorption of Greek culture by Rome. For an understanding of Greek history—its culture and the people—as a whole.
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An intelligent and engaging textbook January 4, 2007
Jack Donnellly (Denver, CO USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Textbooks have, deservedly, a bad reputation. Morris and Powell have written a textbook that is also a pleasure to read. This truly fine book covers the full range of material, but with style and flair. It is also well illustrated and makes very effective use of original source material. And their use of what they call "the Greek problem" -- how to organize social life "withough God or gods to reveal" a pattern -- is extremely effective. There are a number of good overview introductory books out there on the Greeks, but none better. The only drawback is a fairly hefty pricetag.
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