Early Greece

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Early Greece
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Oswyn Murray
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780006862499
ClassificationsDewey:938
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Edition 2nd Revised edition

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Fontana Press
NZ Release Date 30 June 1993
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Within the space of three centuries, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple peasant society into a sophisticated civilization which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt - a culture whose achievements in the fields of art, science, philosophy and politics were to establish the canons of the Western world. The author of this book places this development in the context of Mediterranean civilization, providing an account of the transformation that launched Western culture.

Author Biography

Oswyn Murray is a fellow and tutor in ancient history at Balliol College, Oxford and the editor of the Fontana History of the Ancient World series. He is the author of Early Greece in that series.