Ancient colonizations : analogy, similarity and difference / edited by Henry Hurst and Sara Owen.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Duckworth, 2005.
Description
viii, 165 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm

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    • "In recent years the archaeological understanding of both Greek and Roman 'colonizations' has changed radically. One important element of that change has been the understanding that traditional loose analogy with modern European imperialism has been unproductive. However, while many scholars have pointed to the negative impact of such comparisons, there has as yet been no real attempt to understand the pervasiveness of the analogy. Nor has there been any attempt to assess the viability of analogy in general as a tool for understanding these ancient 'colonizations'."
    • "In this book leading scholars in the field open the debate on this important issue. They expose the implicit comparisons that underlie some current interpretations and suggest ways in which modern analogies, rigorously constructed, can help to elucidate the processes of settlement and cultural interaction in the past."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-159) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction / Henry Hurst
    • Analogy, archaeology and archaic Greek colonization / Sara Owen
    • Advance of the Greek: Greece, Great Britain and archaeological empires / Gillian Shepherd
    • 'Lesser breeds': the history of a false analogy / Anthony Snodgrass
    • Deceptive archetype: Roman colonialism in Italy and postcolonial thought / Nicola Terrenato
    • View from the Americas: 'internal colonization', material culture and power in the Inka Empire / Elizabeth DeMarrais
    • Excavating colonization / Carla Antonaccio
    • Colonization and Mediterranean history / Nicholas Purcell.
    ISBN
    • 0715632981 ((pbk.))
    • 9780715632987 ((pbk.))
    OCLC
    56648228
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