1. Introduction Carol Dougherty and Leslie Kurke; Part I. The Circulation of Cultures: 2. 'Culture' of 'cultures'?: Hellenism in the late-sixth century Jonathan M. Hall; 3. The Aristonothos Krater: competing stories of conflict and collaboration Carol Dougherty; 4. Hybridity and the cultures within Greek culture Carla Antonaccio; Part II. Negotiation and Conflict at the Margins: The Case of Delphi: 5. Aesop and the contestation of Delphic authority Leslie Kurke; 6. Aristocratic victory memorials and the absent charioteer Nigel Nicholson; 7. Framing and gift: the Siphnian treasury at Delphi and the politics of public art Richard T. Neer; Part III. Athens: Convergences and Diversity within the Polis: 8. The pipes are brawling: conceptualizing musical performance in archaic Athens Richard P. Martin; 9. The sound of cultural conflict: Kritias and the culture of Mousike in Athens Peter Wilson; 10. Becoming the 'other': attitudes and practices at Attic cemeteries Katarzyna Hagemajer Allen; 11. Postscript: culture, thin coherence, and the persistence of politics Josiah Ober.

Review of the hardback: 'Every chapter is, as one would expect from these contributors, elegant and sophisticated … there are many illuminating insights here and it indicates directions in which more radical future work might go. As such, it is a book for scholars and advanced students rather than generalists or those at school.' The Journal of Classics Teaching