The rise and fall of classical Greece
by Josiah Ober

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Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. He argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development.
Politics and governmentCivilizationEconomic conditionsCity-statesSocial changeHistoryCities and towns, greeceHISTORY / Ancient / GreeceBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic HistoryPOLITICAL SCIENCE / History & TheoryPHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & ClassicalPHILOSOPHY / Political