Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Revised edition

Name: Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Revised edition
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7370798Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Revised editionhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/warfare-and-agriculture-in-classical-greece--revised-edition-9780520921757/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3679225/df7cca47-82a6-4328-b5ee-d69fbb69bae4.jpg?v=638927749259000000422444MXNUniversity of California PressInStock/Ebooks/The ancient Greeks were for the most part a rural, not an urban, society. And for much of the Classical period, war was more common than peace. Almost all accounts of ancient history assume that farming and fighting were critical events in the lives of the citizenry. Yet never before have we had a comprehensive modern study of the relationship between agriculture and warfare in the Greek world. In this completely revised edition of Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Victor Davis Hanson provides a systematic review of Greek agriculture and warfare and describes the relationship between these two important aspects of life in ancient communities. With careful attention to agronomic as well as military details, this well-written, thoroughly researched study reveals the remarkable resilience of those farmland communities.In the past, scholars have assumed that the agricultural infrastructure of ancient society was often ruined by attack, as, for example, Athens was relegated to poverty in the aftermath of the Persian and later Peloponnesian invasions. Hansons study shows, however, that in reality attacks on agriculture rarely resulted in famines or permanent agrarian depression. Trees and vines are hard to destroy, and grainfields are only briefly vulnerable to torching. In addition, ancient armies were rather inefficient systematic ravagers and instead used other tactics, such as occupying their enemies farms to incite infantry battle. Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece suggests that for all ancient societies, rural depression and desolation came about from more subtle phenomenataxes, changes in political and social structure, and new cultural valuesrather than from destructive warfare....3681623Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Revised edition422444https://www.gandhi.com.mx/warfare-and-agriculture-in-classical-greece--revised-edition-9780520921757/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3679225/df7cca47-82a6-4328-b5ee-d69fbb69bae4.jpg?v=638927749259000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook19989780520921757_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_The ancient Greeks were for the most part a rural, not an urban, society. And for much of the Classical period, war was more common than peace. Almost all accounts of ancient history assume that farming and fighting were critical events in the lives of the citizenry. Yet never before have we had a comprehensive modern study of the relationship between agriculture and warfare in the Greek world. In this completely revised edition of Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Victor Davis Hanson provides a systematic review of Greek agriculture and warfare and describes the relationship between these two important aspects of life in ancient communities. With careful attention to agronomic as well as military details, this well-written, thoroughly researched study reveals the remarkable resilience of those farmland communities.In the past, scholars have assumed that the agricultural infrastructure of ancient society was often ruined by attack, as, for example, Athens was relegated to poverty in the aftermath of the Persian and later Peloponnesian invasions. Hansons study shows, however, that in reality attacks on agriculture rarely resulted in famines or permanent agrarian depression. Trees and vines are hard to destroy, and grainfields are only briefly vulnerable to torching. In addition, ancient armies were rather inefficient systematic ravagers and instead used other tactics, such as occupying their enemies farms to incite infantry battle. Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece suggests that for all ancient societies, rural depression and desolation came about from more subtle phenomenataxes, changes in political and social structure, and new cultural valuesrather than from destructive warfare....9780520921757_University of California Presslibro_electonico_9780520921757_9780520921757Victor DavisInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-c0b8517c-f1c2-4870-a34a-42771a1708d5.epub1998-10-20T00:00:00+00:00University of California Press