Items related to Athens

James H. S. McGregor Athens ISBN 13: 9780674047723

Athens - Hardcover

 
9780674047723: Athens
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Revered as the birthplace of Western thought and democracy, Athens is much more than an open-air museum filled with crumbling monuments to ancient glory. Athens takes readers on a journey from the classical city-state to today's contemporary capital, revealing a world-famous metropolis that has been resurrected and redefined time and again. Although the Acropolis remains the city's anchor, Athens' vibrant culture extends far beyond the Greek city's antique boundaries. James H. S. McGregor points out how the cityscape preserves signs of the many actors who have crossed its historical stage. Alexander the Great incorporated Athens into his empire, as did the Romans. Byzantine Christians repurposed Greek temples, the Parthenon included, into churches. From the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, the city's language changed from French to Spanish to Italian, as Crusaders and adventurers from different parts of Western Europe took turns sacking and administering the city. An Islamic Athens took root following the Ottoman conquest of 1456 and remained in place for nearly four hundred years, until Greek patriots finally won independence in a blood-drenched revolution. Since then, Athenians have endured many hardships, from Nazi occupation and military coups to famine and economic crisis. Yet, as McGregor shows, the history of Athens is closer to a heroic epic than a Greek tragedy. Richly supplemented with maps and illustrations, Athens paints a portrait of one of the world's great cities, designed for travelers as well as armchair students of urban history.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
What is remarkable about McGregor's Athens is its uncanny clarity: not only the author's eloquence in exploring an archaic, classical, Hellenistic, and modern Greek world but the wisdom that has gone into reconstructing that world from its first settlers to the vast and sprawling metropolis that is now contemporary Athens. McGregor has truly captured the pulse of the city.--John Chioles, New York University and the University of Athens

McGregor describes the great city of Athens in solid detail as it spirals out from its core on the Acropolis.--Kirkus Reviews (01/15/2014)

McGregor uses a chronological approach to paint a vivid and engaging portrait of the city and its inhabitants from the preclassical period to the development of Athens as a modern metropolis. McGregor pays the necessary tribute to the classical heritage, but he also sheds light on aspects of the Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern periods, and he deftly shows both the elements of continuity and the breaks with the past. The result is a well-deserved tribute to a great city.-- (02/24/2014)

McGregor...takes readers through centuries of Greek history, art, and architecture to provide both 'a coherent narrative' and a travel guide.--Publishers Weekly (02/17/2014)
About the Author:
James H. S. McGregor is Emeritus Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

McGregor, James H.S
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Valley Books
(AMHERST, MA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 242pp. Photos. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 084585

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 5.14
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.92
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

McGregor, James H. S.
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0674047729

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 19.41
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.17
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

McGregor, James H. S.
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0674047729

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 20.72
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.37
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

McGregor, James H. S.
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0674047729

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 20.68
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.41
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

James H. S. McGregor
Published by Belknap Press April 2014 (2014)
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Eighth Day Books, LLC
(Wichita, KS, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 136458

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 24.43
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.92
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

McGregor, James H. S.
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
BargainBookStores
(Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Athens 1.17. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780674047723

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 31.72
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

McGregor, James H. S.
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Lucky's Textbooks
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2416190096386

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 29.52
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

James H. S. Mcgregor
Published by Harvard University Press (2014)
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 15
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # WH-9780674047723

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 33.59
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

McGregor, James H. S.
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GF Books, Inc.
(Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0674047729-2-1

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 34.86
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

McGregor, James H. S.
ISBN 10: 0674047729 ISBN 13: 9780674047723
New Hardcover Quantity: 5
Print on Demand
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 9780674047723

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 34.89
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book