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Alexander the Great: A Reader Paperback – 18 November 2011

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This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.
The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion:

  • The Sources
  • Alexander’s Influences and the Macedonian Background
  • Alexander’s Aims
  • Alexander’s Battles and Generalship
  • Alexander and the Greeks
  • Alexander and the Persian Empire
  • Alexander, India and the Gedrosian Desert
  • From Mass Marriage to Death
  • Alexander and the ‘Unity of Mankind’
  • Alexander and Deification
  • Alexander and Conspiracies
  • Alexander: The ‘Great’?

The Reader has the distinctive feature of translating a substantial number of the more inaccessible primary sources; each chapter is also prefaced with a succinct introduction to the topic under consideration.

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    18 November 2011
  4. Dimensions
    17.4 x 2.57 x 24.61 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    0415667437
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0415667432
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"This second edition constitutes a thorough revamp. Many of the newly included essays were simply written too late for the first edition; but Worthington has done much more than just take account of excellent new work, because several of the newly included essays predate the first edition. In other words, he has rethought the entire project.... Like its predecessor, the second edition is a great success and an indispensable teaching tool." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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"This second edition constitutes a thorough revamp. Many of the newly included essays were simply written too late for the first edition; but Worthington has done much more than just take account of excellent new work, because several of the newly included essays predate the first edition. In other words, he has rethought the entire project.... Like its predecessor, the second edition is a great success and an indispensable teaching tool." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 2 edition (18 November 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415667437
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415667432
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.4 x 2.57 x 24.61 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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John Z
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source
Reviewed in the United States on 21 January 2014
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This is definitely a great compilation of writings about Alexander The Great and the society, government and era that he lived in. I have only read a few sections and have learned a lot more than what is written in most other books on this subject. This is definitely not a general overview, it is a very detailed book. If you've already read other books and want a deeper knowledge of Alexander The Great and his times then you will find this book very appealing.
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Victoria
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book Worthy of the Name
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2014
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Excellent collection of useful and highly academic articles that address all the major historiographical debates surrounding Alexander the Great. This book became my go-to for everything Alexander as it is comprehensive yet structured in such a manner that finding the useful articles is easy. I am so grateful for the existence of this book, particularly when it comes to revision.
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Ryan R.
5.0 out of 5 stars this one was my favorite.
Reviewed in the United States on 8 October 2015
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This book opens a conversation, and shows opposing sides of Alexander's campaigns. out of all the books i was assigned to read, this one was my favorite.
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Elias Kapetanopoulos
4.0 out of 5 stars A guide to Alexander (the Great)
Reviewed in the United States on 20 June 2012
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Alexander the Great: A Reader, edited by Ian Worthington, introduces one to the complexities of Alexander and the studies about him, and as expected naturally it proceeds on a more or less treaded path. "The Question of Macedonian Ethnicity" by Worthington himself, pages 23-26, is colored by the injection of a "Slavic factor" at the very beginning of the narrative, a modern intrusion into the studies of the ancient Macedonians which finds no support in the ancient sources. On the other hand, Alexander the Great: a Reader, a guide more exactly, does update in a way the state of Alexander studies, at least for an anglophone reading public.
All said, the coverage is more than adequate: (1) The sources, (2) Alexander's influences and the Macedonian background, (3) Alexander's aims, (4) Alexander's battles and generalship, (5) Alexander and the Greeks, (6) Alexander and the Persian empire, (7) Alexander, India and the Gedrosian desert, (8) From mass marriage to death, (9) Alexander and the 'unity of mankind', (10) Alexander and deification, (11) Alexander and conspiracies, and (12) Alexander: the 'Great'?
Naturally, the preceding are tinted by modern interpretations and by views of the ancient Greeks-Macedonians, although ground for such an argument can be extracted from the ancient sources. On the other hand, a preoccupation so-to-speak of Greek<>Macedonian obscures the Macedonians' role in the development of Greek civilization and perpetuates a dichotomy, which may be there from the sources, but makes no positive contribution to a more realistic understanding of the ancient Macedonians, as a component of Greece beyond its narrow, classical geographic perception (Actium-Thermopylae/or Thessaly). And this concept is best illustrated, for example, by Alexander's "Macedonia and the rest of Greece" (Arrian, 2.14.4).

Elias Kapetanopoulos, Professor Dr., CCSU Emeritus
20 June 2012
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