The Greeks and Their Histories

The Greeks and Their Histories\n\nMyth, History, and Society\n\nArgues that Greek communities used their histories to help shape political and social realities, with a lasting impact on historiography.\n\nHans-Joachim Gehrke (Author), Raymond Geuss (Translated by), Jonas Grethlein (Preface by)\n\n9781316519783 (SKU 3292563), Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 15 December 2022\n\n186 pages\n23.5 x 16 x 1.5 cm, 0.42 kg\n\nIn this concise but stimulating book on history and Greek culture, Hans-Joachim Gehrke continues to refine his work on 'intentional history', which he defines as a history in the self-understanding of social groups and communities \u2013 connected to a corresponding understanding of the other \u2013 which is important, even essential, for the collective identity, social cohesion, political behaviour and the cultural orientation of such units. In a series of four chapters Gehrke illustrates how Greeks' histories were consciously employed to help shape po]