The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek world / edited by Rachel Mairs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mairs, Rachel, editor, author.

Series:

Routledge worlds

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greeks--Asia, Central--History.

Greeks.

Indo-Greeks--History.

Indo-Greeks.

Coins, Greek--Asia, Central.

Coins, Greek.

Coinage--Asia, Central--History.

Coinage.

Antiquities.

History.

Bactria--Antiquities.

Bactria.

Asia, Central--Antiquities.

Asia, Central.

Central Asia.

India--Antiquities.

India.

Asia--Bactria.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (712 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Rachel Mairs is Professor of Classics and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Reading, UK. She has previously held positions at New York University, the University of Oxford and Brown University. Her publications include The Hellenistic Far East:Archaeology, Language and Identity in Greek Central Asia (2014), Archaeologists, Tourists, Interpreters (with Maya Muratov, 2015) and From Khartoum to Jerusalem: The Dragoman Solomon Negima and his Clients (2016). In 2016 she founded the Hellenistic Central Asia Research Network.

Summary:

"This volume provides a solid grounding in the field of Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek studies, mixing theoretical and historical surveys with critical and thought-provoking case studies and in archaeology, history, literature and art. The chapters from this international group of experts showcase innovative methodologies, such as archaeological GIS, as well as providing accessible explanations of specialist techniques such as die studies of coins, as well as important theoretical perspectives, including postcolonial approaches to the Greeks in India. Chapters cover the region's archaeology, written and numismatic sources, and a history of scholarship of the subject, as well as culture, identity and interactions with neighbouring peoples, including China. The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World is the go-to reference work on the field, and fulfils a serious need for an accessible, but also thorough and critically-informed, volume on the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms. It provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the Hellenistic Greek East"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. Interactions

Section 2. History of scholarship

Section 3. Regional archaeological survey

Section 4. Written sources

Section 5. Numismatic sources

Section 6. Culture and identity

Section 7. Beyond the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek worlds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 11, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek world.

ISBN:

9781315108513

1315108518

9781351610278

1351610279

9781351610285

1351610287

9781351610261

1351610260

OCLC:

1155482837

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.