The Classical Debt: Greek Antiquity in an Era of Austerity

The Classical Debt: Greek Antiquity in an Era of Austerity Hanink Johanna Wydawca: Harvard University Press Data wydania: 2017 ISBN: 9780674971547 Liczba stron: 352 Format: 148 x 217 x 28 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: Greek debt means one thing to the country s creditors. But for millions who prize culture over capital, it means the symbolic debt we owe Greece for democracy, philosophy, mathematics, and fine art. Johanna Hanink shows that our idealized image of ancient Greece dangerously shapes our view of the country s economic hardship and refugee crisis.