Unthinking the Greek Polis

Challenges orthodox readings of Greek history centred on the polis and proposes a broader approach.

Autorentext
Kostas Vlassopoulos is Lecturer in Greek History at the University of Nottingham.

Klappentext
This study explores how modern scholars came to write Greek history from a Eurocentric perspective and challenges orthodox readings of Greek history as part of the history of the West. Since the Greeks lacked a national state or a unified society, economy or culture, the polis has helped to create a homogenizing national narrative. This book re-examines old polarities such as those between the Greek poleis and Eastern monarchies, or between the ancient consumer and the modern producer city, in order to show the fallacies of standard approaches. It argues for the relevance of Aristotle's concept of the polis, which is interpreted in a novel way. Finally, it proposes an alternative way of looking at Greek history as part of a Mediterranean world-system. This interdisciplinary study engages with modern debates on globalization, nationalism, Orientalism and history writing, while also debating recent developments in classical studies.

Inhalt
Part I. Defining the Contexts of Thinking about the Polis: 1. An archaeology of discourses; 2. The ancient discourses on the polis; 3. Making use of Aristotle: concepts and models; Part II. Rethinking the Contexts. The Polis as an Entity: a Critique: 4. East and West, Greece and the East: the polis vs. Oriental despotism; 5. The consumer city: Ancient vs. Medieval/Modern; Part III. The Polis as Part of a Systeme-Monde: 6. The polis as a unit of analysis: poleis and koinôniai; 7. Poleis and space; 8. Poleis and polities; 9. Poleis and time; 10. Towards new master narratives of Greek history?

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