Anthropology and the Greeks

The first section of the book deals with the history of the relationship of classical studies and anthropology. In the second section the more material aspects of ancient Greek life are considered and the author relates the economic history of the period to new approaches in archaeology and economic anthropology.
The place of kinship in the social structure of the Greek city-state; the social factors involved in the genesis of Greek philosophy; and the structural and institutional components of 'freedom' in classical Athens are all examined.
First published in 1978.

Auteur

S.c> Humphreys- Departments of Anthropology and History, University College London

Contenu

Introduction; Part 1 Classical studies and anthropology; Chapter 1; Chapter 2 History, economics and anthropology: the work of Karl Polanyi; Chapter 3 The work of Louis Gernet; Part 2 Economy and society; Chapter 4 Archaeology and the social and economic history of classical Greece; Chapter 5 Town and country in ancient Greece; Chapter 6; Chapter 7 Homo politicus and homo economicus: war and trade in the economy of archaic and classical Greece; Part 3 Structure, context and communication; Chapter 8 The social structure of the ancient city; Chapter 9; Chapter 10 ;