{"product_id":"an-island-polity-the-archaeology-of-exploitation-in-melos-paperback","title":"An Island Polity: The Archaeology of Exploitation in Melos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Renfrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. Malcolm Wagstaff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greek island of Melos in the Cyclades has been inhabited for at least five thousand years. Two periods of its history are well documented: the late Bronze Age, when it supported an important urban centre at Phylakopi and the late fifth century BC, when as an independent city-state it briefly defied and was then destroyed by the expansionist power of Athens. The case of Melos is thus relevant to the understanding of the processes of early state-formation and of the integration of small-scale societies into larger political units. As the contributors to this volume show, a small island provides a very suitable area - clearly defined, self-contained - in which to examine the processes of social, cultural and economic change and the forces - sometimes gradual and almost imperceptible in their effect, sometimes sudden and dramatic - by which changes are initiated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 11 x 8.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133407334535,"sku":"9780521103909","price":94.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0ce88dcec390dbc613b7b171ec4a60a4.webp?v=1732634093","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/an-island-polity-the-archaeology-of-exploitation-in-melos-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}