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Frisch, Michael Herbert was born on April 18, 1942 in Brooklyn. Son of Emanuel and Pearl Gloria (Schor) Frisch.
( The emergence of cities in the different regions of th...)
The emergence of cities in the different regions of the ancient world presents two problems. First, in areas of common culture or at least of cultural contact, did the cities evolve independently, as phenomena of social, political, and economic growth, or did they emanate from a common center of origin? Second, how did the Greco–Roman city–state originate? In considering these questions, Mason Hammond has limited the ancient world to the Middle and Near East, the Indus Valley, and the Mediterranean region. He takes geographical and economic factors into account as he treats the cities historically by areas, from their first development in Sumeraround 3200 B.C, to the end of the ancient world in the middle of the sixth century A.D. Mr. Hammond concludes that the city’s evolution was a phenomenon of local social development but was also influenced by older cultures. The city–state, he shows, was a creation of the Greek genius. It was diffused throughout the Greco–Ronan world, and withered with the decline of ancient culture in the early Middle Ages. The author provides brief geographical descriptions of the areas he covers. Thirteen maps give the locations of places referred to in the text. Where ancient and modern names differ markedly, both are given, in the text and in an index of the places shown on the maps. An extensive chronological survey and a general index document the text.
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"Frisch's essays penetrate the historical consciousness of the nation and expose its distortions. He is not afraid to 'depart from the usual academic form.' This volume ranges from insightful essays and interviews to book and film reviews, but despite its sweep of subjects and form, its pieces build coherently upon each other. This is an entertaining, illuminating, and provocative body of work. "Two pieces from the book--evaluating the New York Times' editing of oral history for publication, and the PBS documentary "Vietnam: A Television History"--provide especially strong examples of the intellectual insight and importance of this book. Both analyze not only the content of the presentations but the omissions, penetrating the values of the editors and raising serious questions about the packaging of history for the public.
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Frisch, Michael Herbert was born on April 18, 1942 in Brooklyn. Son of Emanuel and Pearl Gloria (Schor) Frisch.
Bachelor, Tufts University, 1963. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University.
Instructor, assistant professor inceton University, 1965-1969. Assistant professor, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1969-1972, associate professor, 1972-1979, professor, since 1979, chairman department American studies, since 1984. Consultant in field.
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Board directors New York Council for Humanities, Long Bow Films, Incorporated, New York York Chinatown History Project. Member American Studies Association (national council 1985-1988), Organization American Historians, American History Associate, Oral History Association.
Married Maria Boynton, July 17, 1983.