{"product_id":"9780631226079","title":"War in the Hellenistic World A Social and Cultural History","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAncient World at War\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWar in the Hellenistic World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Social and Cultural History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAngelos Chaniotis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the interdependence of warfare and social phenomena.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a wide range of topics, including social conditions as causes of war, the role of professional warriors, the discourse of war in Hellenistic cities, the budget of war, the collective memory of war, and the aesthetics of war.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the abundance of primary sources available.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eAngelos Chaniotis\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Heidelberg. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHistorie und Historiker in den griechischen Inschriften\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eDie Verträge zwischen kretischen Städten in der hellenistischen Zeit \u003c\/i\u003e(1996) as well as numerous articles on Hellenistic and Roman history and Greek epigraphy. Together with P. Ducrey he has edited \u003ci\u003eArmy and Power in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631226079\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314495615116,"sku":"9780631226079","price":157.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631226079_78842777-96ab-472d-92a4-612255997c10.jpg?v=1780165847","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631226079","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}