Western history is split into two discontinuous eras, Aldo Schiavone tells us: the ancient world was fundamentally different from the modern one. He locates the essential difference in a series of economic factors: a slave-based economy, relative lack of mechanization and technology, the dominance of agriculture over urban industry. Also crucial are aspects of the ancient mentality: disdain for manual work, a preference for transcending (rather than transforming) nature, a basic belief in the permanence of limits.
Schiavone's lively and provocative examination of the ancient world, "the eternal theater of history and power," offers a stimulating opportunity to view modern society in light of the experience of antiquity.
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Western history is split into two discontinuous eras, Aldo Schiavone tells us: the ancient world was fundamentally different from the modern one. He locates the essential difference in a series of economic factors: a slave-based economy, relative lack of mechanization and technology, the dominance of agriculture over urban industry. Also crucial are aspects of the ancient mentality: disdain for manual work, a preference for transcending (rather than transforming) nature, a basic belief in the permanence of limits.
Schiavone's lively and provocative examination of the ancient world, "the eternal theater of history and power," offers a stimulating opportunity to view modern society in light of the experience of antiquity.
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Revealing Antiquity |
Release date | September 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 2002 |
Authors | Aldo Schiavone |
Translators | Margery J. Schneider |
Dimensions | 229 x 149 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 288 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-00983-7 |
Barcode | 9780674009837 |
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LSN | 0-674-00983-5 |