Competition in the Ancient World.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed jacket, otherwise very good. / Leicht beriebener Umschlag, sonst sehr gut. - CONTENTS: Part 1: COMPETITION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE - Rivalry in history: an introduction (Hans van Wees (UCL) - Fame and prizes: competition and war in the Neo-Assyrian empire (Karen Radner (UCL) - Levels and strategies of competition in the Aztec Empire (Frances F. Berdan (CSU San Bernardino) -- Part 2: COMPETITION IN GREECE - Ancient Greek competition � a modern construct? (Christoph Ulf (Innsbruck) - Conflict and community in the Iliad (William Allan (Oxford) and Douglas Cairns (Edinburgh) - Peer-polity interaction and cultural competition in sixth-century Greece (Sara Forsdyke (Michigan) - Competitive delights: the social effects of the expanded programme of contests in post-Kleisthenic Athens (Nick Fisher (Cardiff) -- Part 3: COMPETITION IN ROME - Lottery and elections: containing elite competition in Venice and Rome (Henrik Mouritsen (KCL) - Keeping up with the Joneses: competitive display within the Roman villa landscape (Hannah Platts (KCL) - Competitiveness and anti-competitiveness in Philostratus� Lives of the Sophists (Jason Konig (St Andrews). ISBN 9781905125487