The Phoenicians and the West Politics, Colonies and Trade [Paperback]

A revised and updated version of a book on the Phoenicians first published in 1993.Between the eighth and sixth centuries BC, the Phoenicians established the first trading system in the Mediterranean basin. Archaeological research over the past decades, and still ongoing, has transformed our understanding of Phoenicia and its colonies and their relationship to local communities. This updated version of Maria Eugenia Aubet's highly praised book, The Phoenicians and the West, originally published in English in 1993, incorporates the most recent research findings, and an updated bibliography, and remains the only English-language synthesis on the Phoenicians. It will be welcomed by scholars and students.Between the eighth and sixth centuries BC, the Phoenicians established the first trading system in the Mediterranean basin. Archaeological research over the past decades, and still ongoing, has transformed our understanding of Phoenicia and its colonies and their relationship to local communities. This updated version of Maria Eugenia Aubet's highly praised book, The Phoenicians and the West, originally published in English in 1993, incorporates the most recent research findings, and an updated bibliography, and remains the only English-language synthesis on the Phoenicians. It will be welcomed by scholars and students.This updated version of Maria Eugenia Aubet's highly praised book (1993) incorporates the most recent research findings on the ancient civilization of Phoenicia and includes an updated bibliography. The Phoenicians established the first trading system in the Mediterranean basin between the eighth and sixth centuries B.C. Continuous archaeological research over the past decades has transformed our understanding of Phoenicia, its colonies and their relationship to local communities. First Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-41141-6 First Edition Pb (1996): 0-521-56598-7List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. Who were the Phoenicians?; 2. PhoeniclÃp