An edition of The Roman Clan (2006)

The Roman Clan

The Gens from Ancient Ideology to Modern Anthropology (W.B. Stanford Memorial Lectures)

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An edition of The Roman Clan (2006)

The Roman Clan

The Gens from Ancient Ideology to Modern Anthropology (W.B. Stanford Memorial Lectures)

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The gens, a key social formation in archaic Rome, has given rise to considerable interpretative problems for modern scholarship. In this comprehensive exploration of the subject, Professor Smith examines the mismatch between the ancient evidence and modern interpretative models influenced by social anthropology and political theory. He offers a detailed comparison of the gens with the Attic genos and illustrates, for the first time, how recent changes in the way we understand the genos may impact upon our understanding of Roman history. He develops a concept of the gens within the interlocking communal institutions of early Rome which touches on questions of land ownership, warfare and the patriciate, before offering an explanation of the role of the gens and the part it might play in modern political theory. This significant work makes an important contribution not only to the study of archaic Rome, but also to the history of ideas.

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2006, Cambridge University Press
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The Roman Clan: The Gens from Ancient Ideology to Modern Anthropology (W.B. Stanford Memorial Lectures)
April 3, 2006, Cambridge University Press
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First Sentence

"We have significant evidence for the nature and history of the gens but, as so often for social institutions which are obvious to those who live with them, but obscure to those who come after, our information is scattered in time and disparate in character."

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Hardcover
Number of pages
408
Dimensions
9 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
Weight
1.8 pounds

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OL7766941M
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0521856922
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9780521856928
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8831870
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