The Politics of Association in Hellenistic Rhodes (Hardcover)

A new perspective on political organisation in Hellenistic Rhodes and the ancient Greek citystate The first comprehensive study of Rhodes in more than 20 years and one of the few books dedicated to a single Hellenistic city-state Introduces the reader to Hellenistic Rhodes, an important, but also remarkably understudied, city-state of the ancient Greek and Roman world Challenges traditional assumptions about political organization in the ancient Greek city-state Documents the existence of an alternative conception of the ancient Greek city-state, which will inspire new approaches to the study of the ancient Greek city-state, politics and society. Christian Thomsen offers a study of political institutions on the island state of Rhodes - an important power in the eastern Mediterranean and the first city of the Hellenistic world. Using Aristotle's notion of the polis as an 'association of associations' as its point of departure, Thomsen provides an analysis of political institutions, taking a broader view of what constitutes an institution than traditional studies of the ancient Greek city-state. Among the institutions surveyed are the family, civic subdivisions such as tribes and demes as well as private associations. He argues that these organisations served as important junctions in the networks of political elites and shaped the political landscape of Hellenistic Rhodes.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Approaches to Ancient Greek Institutional History
Release date:	July 2020
Authors:	Christian Thomsen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-5255-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > History > Theory & methods > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-4744-5255-8
Barcode:	9781474452557

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