Inventing the Barbarian Management of specific areas and between populations defined by

and between populations defined by difference

more than a history of science or a conceptual genealogy

and undervaluing the family

major factor shaping policy agendas

The journey on the Freedom Boat is long and frightening

Inventing the Barbarian Management of specific areas and between populations defined byIncest, polygamy, murder, sacrilege, impalement, castration, female power, and despotism: these are some of the images by which the Greek tragedians defined the non Greek, `barbarian' world. This book explains for the first time the reasons behind their singular fascination with barbarians. It sets the plays against the historical background of the Panhellenic wars against Persia and the establishment of an Athenian empire based on democracy and