Editorial: Oxbow Books
Número de páginas: 192 págs. 27.0 x 21.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-07-2023
EAN: 9781789259926
ISBN: 978-1-78925-992-6
Precio (sin IVA): 56,16 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 58,41 €
This book explores urbanism in Antiquity from an archaeological perspective, focusing on the area of western Thessaly in central Greece. Presenting all the available evidence for ancient urban sites in the region, the study outlines and discusses the origins, development, and decline of urbanism in the area. From a regional perspective, the study shows that the rise and fall of urbanism itself did not necessarily cause complete socio-political disruption, but rather reflect changes in regional and supra-regional political organisation. On a global scale, the study exemplifies the political nature of the pre-Industrial city, its synthetic rather than organic role in agrarian societies, and the cyclic nature of urbanity in history. The book contains an extensive catalogue, presenting each site with photographs, topographical sketches, and complete bibliography.