The war of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians / Thucydides ; edited and translated by Jeremy Mynott.
Thucydides' classic work is a foundational text in the history of Western political thought. His narrative of the great war between Athens and Sparta in the fifth century BC is now seen as a highly sophisticated study of the nature of political power itself: its exercise and effects, its agents...
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| Other title: | History of the Peloponnesian War. English |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Cambridge texts in the history of political thought.
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| Summary: | Thucydides' classic work is a foundational text in the history of Western political thought. His narrative of the great war between Athens and Sparta in the fifth century BC is now seen as a highly sophisticated study of the nature of political power itself: its exercise and effects, its agents and victims, and the arguments through which it is defended and deployed. It is therefore increasingly read as a text in politics, international relations and political theory, whose students will find in Thucydides many striking contemporary resonances. This edition seeks to present the author and the text in their proper historical context. The new translation is particularly sensitive to the risks of anachronism, and the notes and extensive reference material provide students with all the necessary historical, cultural and linguistic background they need to engage with the text on its own terms. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (lxiv, 690 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781107336254 1107336252 9781139050371 1139050370 9781107332935 1107332931 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139050371 |