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000741166 1001_ $$aOber, Josiah.
000741166 24514 $$aThe rise and fall of classical Greece /$$cJosiah Ober.
000741166 264_1 $$aPrinceton :$$bPrinceton University Press,$$c2015.
000741166 300__ $$axxv, 416 pages :$$billustrations, maps ;$$c25 cm.
000741166 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent
000741166 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
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000741166 4901_ $$aThe Princeton history of the ancient world
000741166 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 367-400) and index.
000741166 5050_ $$aThe efflorescence of classical Greece -- Ants around a pond : an ecology of city-states -- Political animals : a theory of decentralized cooperation -- Wealthy Hellas : measuring efflorescence -- Explaining Hellas' wealth : fair rules and competition -- Citizens and specialization before 550 BCE -- From tyranny to democracy, 550-465 BCE -- Golden age of empire, 478-404 BCE -- Disorder and growth, 403-340 BCE -- Political fall, 359-334 BCE -- Creative destruction and immortality -- Appendix I: Regions of the Greek world : population, size, fame -- Appendix II: King, City, Elite game / Josiah Ober and Barry Weingast.
000741166 520__ $$a"Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth. Classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years. Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period--and why only then? And how, after 'the Greek miracle' had endured for centuries, did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks, seemingly bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory enabled by the Macedonians' appropriation of Greek innovations. After Alexander's death, battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy, their economy and culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans--and to us. A compelling narrative filled with uncanny modern parallels, this is a book for anyone interested in how great civilizations are born and die. This book is based on evidence available on a new interactive website. To learn more, please visit: http://polis.stanford.edu/"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000741166 650_0 $$aSocial change$$zGreece$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000741166 650_0 $$aCity-states$$zGreece$$xHistory.
000741166 651_0 $$aGreece$$xCivilization$$yTo 146 B.C.
000741166 651_0 $$aGreece$$xPolitics and government$$yTo 146 B.C.
000741166 651_0 $$aGreece$$xEconomic conditions$$yTo 146 B.C.
000741166 830_0 $$aPrinceton history of the ancient world.
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