Irad malkin biography books

  • IRAD MALKIN is Professor Emeritus of Ancient Greek History, Tel Aviv University.
  • Drawing Lots: From Egalitarianism to Democracy in Ancient Greece · Drawing Lots: From Egalitarianism to Democracy in Ancient Greece · A Small Greek World.
  • The Returns of Odysseus by Irad Malkin · Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean by Irad Malkin · Ancient Perceptions.

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    Irad Malkin

    Irad Malkin and Josine Blok, Drawing Lots: from Egalitarianism to Democracy in Ancient Greece. Oxford University Press 2024.

    Drawing Lots: from Egalitarianism to Democracy in Ancient Greece, 2024

    Advance praise “There’s much talk in western democracies about possible uses of the lot—the rand... more Advance praise

    “There’s much talk in western democracies about possible uses of the lot—the random allocation of civic resources and of political offices in the interests of equality and justice. In this prodigiously researched monograph, two historians track back to a culture and a political model in which the lot came to be seen as central and fundamental to the world’s first democratic regimes. Politicians of today, please note—and act.”
    Paul Cartlege, University of Cambridge

    “This book provides new perspectives on the uses of the lot from the time of Homer to the Hellenistic period. Malkin and Blok show that the Greeks used the lot for a wide range of practices, from the distribution of war booty to divination. They argue that the lot epitomizes the ancient Greeks’ preference for practices that were fair and equitable. Drawing lots thus gains a new significance—and a timely one, given today’s interest in randomly selected citizen assemblies to bring a new polic

  • irad malkin biography books

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    Prof. Irad Malkin

    IRAD MALKIN

    http://telaviv.academia.edu/IradMalkin

    CURRICULUM VITAE

     POSITIONS:

    • Foreign Member, Academy of Athens (2019-)
    • Visiting Professor, Department of Classics, Oxford University 2017-2022
    • Board of Directors, Ruppin Academic Center and School of Maritime Studies (2017-)
    • Chair Holder: The Maxwell Cummings Chair for Mediterranean History and Cultures (2003-2019).
    • Chairperson, Department of History, Tel Aviv University (2006-2008)
    • Full Professor of Ancient Greek History, Tel Aviv University (Since April 1996). [Faculty member since April 1982.]
    • Director, Dan David Prize (www.dandavidprize.org) (2003-2004).
    • Member of the Board of Governors, Tel Aviv University (2006-2008)
    • Head and Co-Director of the Center for Mediterranean Civilizations Project (April 1999-2017). [www.tau.ac.il/humanities/cmc]
    • Co-Founder, Co-Editor: Mediterranean Historical Review. 1986-1991; 1997-2019.  www.TANDF.co.uk/journals/titles/09518967.asp

    RECOGNITION:

    Laureate of the Israel Prize in History, 2014

    EDUCATION:

    • Ph.D. (1982): The University of Pennsylvania, Ancient History Graduate Group (Studies: Sept. 1976 - Dec. 1981). Thesis: “Religion and the founders of Greek colonies.”
    • M.A. (1979) “The Tyrant Slayers.” The U

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      Books by Irad Malkin

      A In short supply Greek World: Networks hub the Antique Mediterranean
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      The Returns of Odysseus: Colonization arm Ethnicity
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      3.91 avg cave — 11 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions
      Myth nearby Territory oppress the Harsh Mediterranean
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      Ancient Perceptions of Hellenic Ethnicity
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      Religion topmost Colonization advance Ancient Greece
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      Mediterranean Cities: Historical Perspectives
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      Greek and European Networks behave the Mediterranean
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      La Mediterranee Spartiate (Histoire, 42) (French Edition)
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      Mediterranean Paradigms and Prototype Antiquity
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      Networks dilemma the Earlier Mediterrane
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