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Barcode30293101978711
LocationClark County
Call No938.5 Clar
TitleAthens : city of wisdom / Bruce Clark.
AuthorClark, Bruce, 1958- author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ1
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293101978711938.5 Clar1/15/2022 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781643138756
International Standard Book Number 1643138758
Personal Name Clark, Bruce, 1958- author.
Title Statement Athens : city of wisdom / Bruce Clark.
Edition Statement First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Physical Description 614 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 536-597) and index.
Summary, Etc. "Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visible above the sprawling roof-scape of the Greek capital. Athens presents one of the most recognizable and symbolically potent panoramas of any of the world's cities: the pillars and pediments of the Parthenon--the temple dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom, that crowns the Acropolis--dominate a city whose name is synonymous for many with civilization itself. It is hard not to feel the hand of history in such aplace. The birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy and theatre, Athens' importance cannot be understated. Few cities have enjoyed a history so rich in artistic creativity and the making of ideas; or one so curiously patterned by alternating cycles ofturbulence and quietness. From the legal reforms of the lawmaker Solon in the sixth century BCE to the travails of early twenty-first century Athens, as it struggles with the legacy of the economic crises of the 2000s, Clark brings the city' history to life, evoking its cultural richness and political resonance in this epic, kaleidoscopic history"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Athens (Greece) History.

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