Jonathan M. Hall. Hellenicity: between ethnicity and culture.

Jonathan M. Hall. Hellenicity: between ethnicity and culture. xxii+312 pages, 11 figures. 2002. Chicago (IL): University ofChicago Press The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including ; 0-226-31329-8 hardback $50. SIMON Simon,in the Bible.1 One of the Maccabees.2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint.3 See Simon, Saint.4 Kinsman of Jesus.5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. HORNBLOWER. The Greek world, 479-323 BC (3rd ed.). xix+396pages, 40 figures. 2002. London: Routledge; 0-415-16326-9 hardback 50[pounds sterling] &$80, 0-415-06557-7 17.99 [pounds sterling] &$31.95. Although principally a cultural historian's work, Hellenicitytackles an issue that archaeologists have taken on in various parts ofthe world (cf. DE CORSE passim PASSIM - A simulation language based on Pascal.["PASSIM: A Discrete-Event Simulation Package for Pascal", D.H Uyeno et al, Simulation 35(6):183-190 (Dec 1980)]. in `Africa', below). Along withother sources of evidence, the author does appraise archaeologicalarguments for identifying Dorians and others for the earlier phase ofhis history. His field of reference is wide, ranging from social theoryto archaeological methodology (Kossina, Childe, Renfrew etc.) andanalogies, including S. Jones' work on ethnicity. See tooROHRBACKER, below. The Greek world has been overhauled thoroughly. It includes a newchapter on Argos, and the one on the Peloponnesian War has been muchrevised. Provision of illustrations has been enhanced--welcome, althoughthis substantial book would have benefitted from bigger pictures.