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Kinship Diplomacy in the Ancient World (Revealing Antiquity)
Kinship Diplomacy in the Ancient World - Revealing Antiquity Author:Christopher P. Jones From the Homeric age to Byzantium, peoples and nations sharing the same fictive ancestry appealed to their kinship when forging military alliances, settling disputes, or negotiating trade connections. In this intriguing study of the political uses of perceived kinship, Christopher Jones gives us an unparalleled view of mythic belief in action an... more »d addresses fundamental questions about communal and national identity.« less