{"product_id":"an-island-polity-the-archaeology-of-exploitation-in-melos-0521103908","title":"An Island Polity: The Archaeology of Exploitation in Melos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521103908\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Renfrew, Colin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\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","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939556000032,"sku":"NEW0521103908","price":70.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/an-island-polity-the-archaeology-of-exploitation-in-melos-0521103908","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}