Moses Finley and Politics (Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition, 40)

Moses Finley (1912-1986) was one of the most widely read scholarly historians and journalists of his age, having grown famous with "The World of Odysseus"; and he exercised a transformative influence on the study of the history of Greek and Roman antiquity.In this centenary volume distinguished ancient historians and Americanists analyse Finley’s political and intellectual evolution, and attempt to understand the paradoxes of the young leftist and victim of McCarthyism whose work owes more to Weber than to Marx and of the young Jewish scholar (Moses Finkelstein) who distanced himself from Jewishness. Moses Finley (1912-1986) was one of the most widely read scholarly historians and journalists of his age, having grown famous with The World of Odysseus ; and he exercised a transformative influence on the study of the history of Greek and Roman antiquity. In this centenary volume distinguished ancient historians and Americanists analyse Finley's political and intellectual evolution, and attempt to understand the paradoxes of the young leftist and victim of McCarthyism whose work owes more to Weber than to Marx and of the young Jewish scholar (Moses Finkelstein) who distanced himself from Jewishness. A brief introduction / W.V. Harris -- Moses Finkelstein and the American scene : the political formation of Moses Finley, 1932-1955 / Daniel P. Tompkins -- Finkelstein the orientalist / Seth R. Schwartz -- The young Moses Finley and the discipline of economics / Richard P. Saller -- Moses Finley and the academic red scare / Ellen Schrecker -- Dilemmas of resistance / Alice Kessler-Harris -- Finley's democracy/democracy's Finley / Paul Cartledge -- Politics in the ancient world and politics / W.V. Harris -- Un-Athenian affairs : I.F. Stone, M.I. Finley, and the trial of Socrates / Thai Jones W. V. Harris: A Brief Introduction Daniel P. Tompkins: Moses Finkelstein and the American Scene: The Political Formation of Moses Finley, 1932–1955 Seth R. Schwartz: Finkelstein the Orientalist Richard P. Saller: The Young Moses Finley and the Discipline of Economics Ellen Schrecker: Moses Finley and the Academic Red Scare Alice Kessler-Harris: Dilemmas of Resistance Paul Cartledge: Finley’s Democracy/Democracy’s Finley W. V. Harris: Politics in the Ancient World and Politics Thai Jones: Un-Athenian Affairs: I. F. Stone, M. I. Finley, and the Trial of Socrates Marking the centenary of the birth of M.I. Finley, the famous historian of the ancient world and a refugee from McCarthyism, a combined group of ancient and American historians here set out to analyse his political and intellectual evolution