{"product_id":"the-other-greeks-the-family-farm-and-the-agrarian-roots-of-western-civilization-paperback","title":"The Other Greeks: The Family Farm and the Agrarian Roots of Western Civilization - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Davis Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor generations, scholars have focused on the rise of the Greek city-state and its brilliant cosmopolitan culture as the ultimate source of the Western tradition in literature, philosophy, and politics. This passionate book leads us outside the city walls to the countryside, where the vast majority of the Greek citizenry lived, to find the true source of the cultural wealth of Greek civilization. Victor Hanson shows that the real \"Greek revolution\" was not merely the rise of a free and democratic urban culture, but rather the historic innovation of the independent family farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe farmers, vinegrowers, and herdsmen of ancient Greece are \"the other Greeks,\" who formed the backbone of Hellenic civilization. It was these tough-minded, practical, and fiercely independent agrarians, Hanson contends, who gave Greek culture its distinctive emphasis on private property, constitutional government, contractual agreements, infantry warfare, and individual rights. Hanson's reconstruction of ancient Greek farm life, informed by hands-on knowledge of the subject (he is a fifth-generation California vine- and fruit-grower) is fresh, comprehensive, and absorbing. His detailed chronicle of the rise and tragic fall of the Greek city-state also helps us to grasp the implications of what may be the single most significant trend in American life today-the imminent extinction of the family farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor generations, scholars have focused on the Greek city-state and its brilliant cosmopolitan culture as the ultimate source of the Western tradition in literature, philosophy, and politics. This passionate book leads us outside the city walls to the countryside, where the majority of the Greek citizenry lived, to find the true source of the cultural wealth of Greek civilization. Victor Hanson shows that the \"Greek revolution\" was not the rise of a free and democratic urban culture, but rather the historic innovation of the independent family farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe farmers, vinegrowers, and herdsmen of ancient Greece are \"the other Greeks\", who formed the backbone of Hellenic civilization. It was these fiercely independent agrarians, Hanson contends, who gave Greek culture its emphasis on private property, constitutional government, and individual rights. Hanson's reconstruction of ancient Greek farm life, informed by hands-on knowledge of the subject (he is a fifth-generation California vine- and fruit-grower) is fresh, comprehensive, and absorbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Davis Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at California State University, Fresno, and author of \u003ci\u003eWarfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece \u003c\/i\u003e (Revised edition, California 1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), and \u003ci\u003eFields Without Dreams: Defending the Agrarian Idea\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 596\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.45 x 8.96 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453384310962,"sku":"9780520209350","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a1737adf9d2e43bf2541e0a715459cb2.webp?v=1778829160","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-other-greeks-the-family-farm-and-the-agrarian-roots-of-western-civilization-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}