Classical Archaeology

Ed. by Alcock, Susan E.; Osborne, Robin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includesupdates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, andtwo new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique,paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leadingarchaeologists and historians of the classical world.

Second edition is updated and revised throughout, showcasingthe latest research and fresh theoretical approaches in classicalarchaeology
Includes brand new essays on ancient Greek and Roman art in amodern context
Designed to encourage critical thinking about theinterpretation of ancient material culture and the role of modernperceptions in shaping the study of art and archaeology
Features paired essays - one covering the Greek world,the other, the Roman - to stimulate a dialogue not onlybetween the two ancient cultures, but between scholars fromdifferent historiographic and methodological traditions
Includes maps, chronologies, diagrams, photographs, and shorteditorial introductions to each chapter

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A444336910
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2012
• Abmessung: 246mm x 172mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 837g
• ISBN-13: 9781444336917
• ISBN-10: 1444336916
• Artikelnr.: 34196687

Autorenporträt

Susan E. Alcock is Director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World and Professor of Classics, Anthropology and Archaeology at Brown University. Her recent books include Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscape, Monuments and Memory (2001) and Side-by-Side Survey: Comparative Regional Analysis in the Mediterranean Region (with John F. Cherry, 2004). Robin Osborne is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of King's College. His recent books include Archaic and Classical Greek Art (1998), Greek Historical Inscriptions 404-323 B.C. (with P. J. Rhodes, 2003), Greek History (2004), Athens and Athenian Democracy (2010) and The History Written on the Classical Greek Body (2011).