This 2010 volume explores the proposition that the absorption of the Greek world into the Roman empire created a new emphasis upon local identities, much as globalisation in the modern world has done. Localism became the focal point for complex debates: in some cases, it was complementary with imperial objectives, but in others tension can be discerned. The volume as a whole seeks to add texture and nuance to the existing literature on Greek identity, which has tended in recent years to emphasise the umbrella category of the Greek, to the detriment of specific polis and regional identities.
It also contributes to the growing literature on the Romanisation of provinces, by emphasising the dialogue between a region's self-identification as a distinct space and its self-awareness as a component of the centrally-governed empire.
| ISBN: | 9780521761468 |
| Publication date: | 22nd July 2010 |
| Author: | Tim Whitmarsh |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 244 pages |
| Series: | Greek Culture in the Roman World |
| Genres: |
Ancient history |
This 2010 volume explores the proposition that the absorption of the Greek world into the Roman empire created a new emphasis upon local identities, much as globalisation in the modern world has done. Localism became the focal point for complex debates: in some cases, it was complementary with imperial objectives, but in others tension can be discerned.
Local Knowledge and Microidentities in the Imperial Greek World features in the following genres: Ancient history
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Local Knowledge and Microidentities in the Imperial Greek World was written by Tim Whitmarsh and published by Cambridge University Press
Local Knowledge and Microidentities in the Imperial Greek World has 244 pages
Yes it is part of Greek Culture in the Roman World series
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