Colonization and Subalternity in Classical Greece - Experience of the Nonelite Population

By taking a look at colonization and subalternity, this book offers a different view on Classical Greece and its modern legacy.

List of contents

1. Places of darkness: colonial settlements and the history of classical Greece; 2. Huts and houses: a question of ideology?; 3. Tombs: visibility and invisibility in colonial societies; 4. Fields: colonial definitions of equality; 5. Farms: the end of equality?; 6. Mountains: the limits of Greekness and citizenship; 7. Workshops: Banausoi in the colony; 8. Classical Greece from a colonial perspective; Index.

About the author

Gabriel Zuchtriegel holds a Ph.D. degree in Classical Archaeology from Universität Bonn, Germany. He has been fellow of Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, the German Archaeological Institute and the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation and has conducted fieldwork in southern Italy and Sicily. He has taught courses at the University of Bonn, Germany and at the University of Basilicata, taly. He has worked for the Soprintendenza di Pompei and is currently in charge of the Museum and Archaeological site of Paestum. Published works include a monograph on ancient Gabii (Latium), edited volumes, journal papers and articles in newspapers and popular science magazines.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Zuchtriegel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781108419031
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41903-1
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology