Domestic Space in Classical Antiquity (Key Themes in Ancient History (Paperback)) (Paperback)
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Short Description for Domestic Space in Classical Antiquity Explores the wider cultural framework in which we should study the housing in the Greek and Roman worlds.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 30 September 2010
- Format: Paperback 196 pages
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- Categories: Residential Buildings, Domestic Buildings | Sociology: Customs & Traditions | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Social & Cultural History | Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780521789455 ISBN 10: 0521789451
- Sales rank: 852,175
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Full description for Domestic Space in Classical Antiquity
Housing is shaped by culturally-specific expectations about the kinds of architecture and furnishings that are appropriate; about how and where different activities should be carried out; and by and with whom. It is those expectations, and the wider social and cultural systems of which they are a part, that are explored in this volume. At the same time, the book as a whole argues two larger points: first, that while houses, households and families have in recent years become increasingly important as objects of inquiry in Greek and Roman contexts, their potential as sources of information about broader social-historical issues has yet to be fully realised; and second, that greater weight and independence should be given to material culture as a source for studying ancient history. The book will be invaluable for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students and scholars.
