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Item Details
| Title:
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT
A READER |
| By: |
Ian Worthington (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£33.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1136640010 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781136640018 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
12 March, 2012 |
| Edition: |
2nd New edition |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Synopsis: |
This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion:The SourcesAlexander's Influences and the Macedonian Background Alexander's Aims Alexander's Battles and Generalship Alexander and the Greeks Alexander and the Persian Empire Alexander, India and the Gedrosian Desert From Mass Marriage to Death Alexander and the `Unity of Mankind' Alexander and Deification Alexander and ConspiraciesAlexander: The `Great'? The Reader has the distinctive feature of translating a substantial number of the more inaccessible primary sources; each chapter is also prefaced with a succinct introduction to the topic under consideration. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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