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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Thucydides and the Modern Reader: Methodological Reflections from Different Perspectives
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Representations of Order in Thucydides
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About this book
This book, the first of two monographs exploring Thucydides, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on political order, using the Peloponnesian War to explore the historiography and political development of the ancient world. These scholars analyze the original source material of the Athenian order and interpretations of such material.
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About the authors
Christian R. Thauer is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and at the Center for German Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. His thesis was awarded the International Studies Association International Political Economy (ISA-IPE) Best Dissertation Prize 2009/10. Before joining the Hebrew University, Thauer taught at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Thauer is the co-editor of Business and Governance in South Africa and has published various articles on political economy and governance.
Christian Wendt is Professor of Ancient History at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and head of the Berlin Thucydides Center. His publications include Sine fine (2008) and numerous articles on Greek historiography and political thought, ancient international law, and the reception of Thucydides in modern political theory. He is the co-editor of 2000 Jahre Varusschlacht (2012) and is currently co-editing a volume on ancient sea power.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thucydides and Political Order
Book Subtitle: Concepts of Order and the History of the Peloponnesian War
Editors: Christian R. Thauer, Christian Wendt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137527639
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-52762-2Published: 02 December 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52763-9Published: 29 March 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 201
Topics: International Relations, Ancient History, European History, Historiography and Method, Political History, Classical Studies