{"product_id":"creating-a-common-polity-religion-economy-and-politics-in-the-making-of-the-greek-koinon-volume-55-paperback","title":"Creating a Common Polity: Religion, Economy, and Politics in the Making of the Greek Koinon Volume 55 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Mackil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ancient Greece of Pericles and Plato, the \u003ci\u003epolis, \u003c\/i\u003e or city-state, reigned supreme, but by the time of Alexander, nearly half of the mainland Greek city-states had surrendered part of their autonomy to join the larger political entities called \u003ci\u003ekoina.\u003c\/i\u003e In the first book in fifty years to tackle the rise of these so-called Greek federal states, Emily Mackil charts a complex, fascinating map of how shared religious practices and long-standing economic interactions faciliated political cooperation and the emergence of a new kind of state. Mackil provides a detailed historical narrative spanning five centuries to contextualize her analyses, which focus on the three best-attested areas of mainland Greece--Boiotia, Achaia, and Aitolia. The analysis is supported by a dossier of Greek inscriptions, each text accompanied by an English translation and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-informed and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eCreating a Common Polity\u003c\/i\u003e represents a turning point in our approach to the political and economic life of the ancient world. It should attract readers far beyond the field of classics, particularly political scientists, who will find in this volume a mine of new data and analyses to conceptualize the formation of federal states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlain Bresson, author of \u003ci\u003eL'économie de la Grèce des cités\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an excellent and very important study. Mackil is one of the most thorough, brilliant and accomplished Greek historians of her generation, and the book will be a ground-breaker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy McInerney, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cattle of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-informed and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eCreating a Common Polity\u003c\/i\u003e represents a turning point in our approach to the political and economic life of the ancient world. It should attract readers far beyond the field of classics, particularly political scientists, who will find in this volume a mine of new data and analyses to conceptualize the formation of federal states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlain Bresson, author of \u003ci\u003eL'économie de la Grèce des cités\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an excellent and very important study. Mackil is one of the most thorough, brilliant and accomplished Greek historians of her generation, and the book will be a ground-breaker.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy McInerney, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cattle of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Mackil\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424925802598,"sku":"9780520290839","price":72.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VmtWQzV2N0VacnNlQ2FNUmdJdXNhdz09.webp?v=1775616634","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/creating-a-common-polity-religion-economy-and-politics-in-the-making-of-the-greek-koinon-volume-55-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}