A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture whichintroduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to theperiod.
* The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developmentsin the study of archaic Greece
* Places Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological andgeographical context
* Gives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny andpolitical reform and newer subjects like gender and ethnicity
* Combines accounts of historical developments with regionalsurveys of archaeological evidence and in-depth treatments ofselected themes
* Explores the impact of Eastern and other non-Greek cultures inthe development of Greece
* Uses archaeological and literary evidence to reconstruct broadpatterns of social and cultural development