Edinburgh University Press
Ancient Greek History and Contemporary Social Science
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About this book
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.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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INTRODUCTION
1 - PART I THEORY AND METHOD
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1 BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR IN CLASSICAL ATHENS
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2 THE CITY IN CHORUS: FOR A CHORAL HISTORY OF ATHENIAN SOCIETY
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3 APPROACHING THE HELLENISTIC POLIS THROUGH MODERN POLITICAL THEORY: THE PUBLIC SPHERE, PLURALISM AND PROSPERITY
68 - PART II INSTITUTIONS
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4 MAJORITY RULE VS. CONSENSUS: THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION IN THE GREEK POLEIS
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5 RETHINKING MASS AND ELITE: DECISION-MAKING IN THE ATHENIAN LAW-COURTS
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6 ANCIENT AND MODERN CONCEPTIONS OF THE RULE OF LAW
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7 WHAT CAN DATA DRAWN FROM THE HANSEN-NIELSEN INVENTORY TELL US ABOUT POLITICAL TRANSITIONS IN ANCIENT GREECE?
213 - PART III BEHAVIOUR
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8 PATRONAGE IN ANCIENT SPARTA
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9 UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICS OF PERICLES AROUND 450 BCE: THE BENEFITS OF AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
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10 CASH AND CROWNS: A NETWORK APPROACH TO GREEK ATHLETIC PRIZES
293 - PART IV WEALTH, POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
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11 PROPERTY SECURITY AND ITS LIMITS IN CLASSICAL GREECE
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12 ECONOMIC (IN)EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF POVERTY IN ATHENS
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13 THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTHY ATHENIANS IN THE ATTIC DEMES
376 - PART V INTERSTATE RELATIONS
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14 EXPLORING INTERCOMMUNITY POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN FOURTH-CENTURY GREECE
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15 HEGEMONIC LEGITIMACY (AND ITS ABSENCE) IN CLASSICAL GREECE
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16 THE KOINON DOGMA, THE MERCENARY THREAT AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONS IN MID-FIFTH-CENTURY SICILY
455 - PART VI TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
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17 MUDDLE WRESTLING: GRAPPLING FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARITY IN ARCHAIC GREEK MONEY
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18 ENTANGLEMENT, MATERIALITY AND THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CLASSICAL ATHENS
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19 TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY IN CLASSICAL ATHENS: A STUDY OF THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF MINING AND METALLURGY AT LAURION
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OVERVIEW: GREEK HISTORY AT A CROSSROADS
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INDEX
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