These communities, Spiro argues, are replacing bonds that once connected people to the nation-state, with profound implications for the future of governance."--BOOK JACKET.
"--Christopher Jones, Harvard University "This is an excellent and timely book on an important topic. Gruen persuasively argues that the model of the Other does not work for antiquity.
Looks at how foreigners were regarded in three ancient civilizations, finding that cultural, not biophysical, differences were key in distinguishing "us" from "them."