The Greeks and Greek Civilization / civilisation by Burckhardt, Jacob (1818 – 1897) - 1999

St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 1999. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. In 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays ancient Greek culture as an aristocratic world based on a ruthless competition for honor, a competition that led, in turn, to a tyranous state with minimal personal freedoms. Burckhardt's landmark project, the culmination of thirty years of scholarlship by leading Oxford historian, Oswyn Murray, offers a rich cultural history of a fascinating society. – rear panel blurb stopThe book contains a bibliography & index. It has been edited by Oswyn Murray, and translated by Sheila Stern. Size: Trade Paperback. 504 pages. A very clean secondhand copy, with no damage apart from reading creases on the spine. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Greece; Greece; Ancient (BC); ISBN: 0312244479. ISBN/EAN: 9780312244477. Inventory No: 0261139. . 9780312244477