{"product_id":"the-concept-of-crisis-in-melina-tamiolaki-9783119144346","title":"The Concept of Crisis in Antiquity: Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume deals with the perception and conception of crises in ancient societies from an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective, with contributions on Greece, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, India and China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe focus is on the extent to which the modern concept of crisis had equivalents in the respective societies and how these crises were conceptually grasped and terminologically described. To achieve this, specialists from various fields have examined written and, in some cases, archaeological sources from the respective societies from the point of view of which developments or events were regarded as crises, how they were dealt with, and with which terms these situations were described.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this way, the similarities and differences in the conception of crises in ancient societies are illustrated, making the volume an important reference for studies on crises in pre-modern societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melina Tamiolaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3119144347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783119144346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Melina Tamiolaki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241917821183,"sku":"9783119144346","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f26c383-d96f-4e75-b051-eeb17c6f71a4.jpg?v=1772656567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-concept-of-crisis-in-melina-tamiolaki-9783119144346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}