Ancient Greek History and Contemporary Social Science

Mirko Canevaro; Andrew Erskine; Benjamin Gray; Josiah Ober

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2018

Ancient Greek History and Contemporary Social Science

Mirko Canevaro , Andrew Erskine , Benjamin Gray and Josiah Ober

In the series Edinburgh Leventis Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474421782

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Defines the cutting-edge of scholarship on ancient Greek history employing methods from social science

There is a long history of successful engagement between social science and classical studies. Social science has been a source of new and productive approaches to understanding ancient Greece, while classical Greek history and culture has been a touchstone for social theorists since the 19th century. This new collection of essays surveys the current state of the new field of ‘social science Greek history’ and demonstrates the potential of this interdisciplinary field.

Substantial bodies of work that have contributed in fundamental ways to our understanding of classical Greece and its cultural legacy were produced in 20th century, by employing methods from anthropology, sociology, and psychology. More recently, the use of quantitative methods and formal theory, drawn from contemporary political science, economics, and sociology, has led to a new understanding of ancient Greek economic and political development. Meanwhile, normative considerations, drawn from contemporary political philosophy, have led to a richer understanding of Greek political thought and Greek institutional innovations – notably including democracy and the rule of law.

Introduces a new field within classical studies
Demonstrates the value of robustly interdisciplinary scholarship
Shows the practical value of social science for ancient history
Highlights the importance of Greek case studies for social science
Contributors include Sara Forsdyke, David Lewis, Robert Fleck and Andrew Hanssen

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
INTRODUCTION Josiah Ober Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I THEORY AND METHOD
1 BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR IN CLASSICAL ATHENS David Lewis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2 THE CITY IN CHORUS: FOR A CHORAL HISTORY OF ATHENIAN SOCIETY Vincent Azoulay and Paulin Ismard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
3 APPROACHING THE HELLENISTIC POLIS THROUGH MODERN POLITICAL THEORY: THE PUBLIC SPHERE, PLURALISM AND PROSPERITY Benjamin Gray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
PART II INSTITUTIONS
4 MAJORITY RULE VS. CONSENSUS: THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION IN THE GREEK POLEIS Mirko Canevaro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
5 RETHINKING MASS AND ELITE: DECISION-MAKING IN THE ATHENIAN LAW-COURTS Federica Carugati and Barry R. Weingast Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
6 ANCIENT AND MODERN CONCEPTIONS OF THE RULE OF LAW Sara Forsdyke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
7 WHAT CAN DATA DRAWN FROM THE HANSEN-NIELSEN INVENTORY TELL US ABOUT POLITICAL TRANSITIONS IN ANCIENT GREECE? Robert K. Fleck and F. Andrew Hanssen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
PART III BEHAVIOUR
8 PATRONAGE IN ANCIENT SPARTA Ingvar B. Mæhle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
9 UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICS OF PERICLES AROUND 450 BCE: THE BENEFITS OF AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE Carl Hampus Lyttkens and Henrik Gerding Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
10 CASH AND CROWNS: A NETWORK APPROACH TO GREEK ATHLETIC PRIZES Christian Mann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
PART IV WEALTH, POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
11 PROPERTY SECURITY AND ITS LIMITS IN CLASSICAL GREECE Emily Mackil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
12 ECONOMIC (IN)EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF POVERTY IN ATHENS Claire Taylor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	344
13 THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTHY ATHENIANS IN THE ATTIC DEMES James Kierstead and Roman Klapaukh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	376
PART V INTERSTATE RELATIONS
14 EXPLORING INTERCOMMUNITY POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN FOURTH-CENTURY GREECE Peter Liddel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
15 HEGEMONIC LEGITIMACY (AND ITS ABSENCE) IN CLASSICAL GREECE Polly Low Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433
16 THE KOINON DOGMA, THE MERCENARY THREAT AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONS IN MID-FIFTH-CENTURY SICILY David A. Teegarden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	455
PART VI TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
17 MUDDLE WRESTLING: GRAPPLING FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARITY IN ARCHAIC GREEK MONEY Peter van Alfen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
18 ENTANGLEMENT, MATERIALITY AND THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CLASSICAL ATHENS Diane Harris Cline Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	512
19 TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY IN CLASSICAL ATHENS: A STUDY OF THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF MINING AND METALLURGY AT LAURION Kim Van Liefferinge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	529
OVERVIEW: GREEK HISTORY AT A CROSSROADS John K. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	558
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	581

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 608
Illustrations
- Other: 17 B/W illustrations 26 colour illustrations 4 B/W tables
Keywords: Classics & Ancient History

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474421782