The Spear, the Scroll, and the Pebble: How the Greek City-State Developed as a Male Warrior-Citizen Collective

by Richard A. Billows

Book Overview

This book presents a powerful new argument for how and why the Greek city-states, including their distinctive society and culture, came to be - and why they had the highly unusual and influential form they took. After reviewing early city-state formation, and the economic underpinnings of city-state society, three key chapters examine the way the Greeks developed their unique society. The spear, scroll and pebble encapsulate the book's core ideas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350289191
• ISBN13: 9781350289192
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"