The ecumenical analytic 'globalization', reflexivity and the revolution in Greek historiography

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-122

  Inglis, David ^a   Robertson, Roland ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Aberdeen ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmopolitanism; Ecumene; Ecumenical; Globalization; Hellenistic age; Polybius; Universal History

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144444392     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368431005051759     Document Type: Review

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