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Between 279 and 229 B.C., the Aitolian "koinon, " a federation of
mountain cantons in west central Greece, expanded to incorporate
many of the neighboring lands and peoples lying between the
Adriatic and Aegean Seas. This new political configuration
contributed to the development of modern systems of federal
democracy based on proportional representation. Despite these
institutional advances, the Aitolians and their polity are reviled
in the ancient historical tradition, which views them as backward,
semi-barbarous brigands.
"The Politics of Plunder" is the first English-language book in
over a century to examine the political history of the Aitolian
"koinon" in its era of expansion. Joseph Scholten presents a
chronological reconstruction of the "koinon"'s course of expansion,
synthesizing a number of recent studies covering Aitolian
topography, epigraphy, and institutional development that help to
compensate for deficiencies in the ancient narrative record. His
study is the first to ask how a people and a polity so detested by
their contemporaries succeeded in making such fundamental
contributions to their regional political culture.
Scholten's careful investigation charts a middle course that
neither whitewashes the Aitolians nor credulously accepts the
biased ancient tradition. This balanced approach provides a
much-needed fresh perspective on the Aitolians and their "koinon."
Discussing the history of the ancient Aegean Greek world and the
political, economic, and social history of the Hellenistic Era,
this book will interest anyone concerned with those subjects or
fascinated by the development of ancient Greek political
institutions and theories, particularly federalism.
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