Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0199258104 ISBN 13: 9780199258109

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2003

Riassunto

In 1993 the world celebrated the 2500th anniversary of the birth of democracy in ancient Athens, whose polis - or citizen state - is often viewed as the model ancient Greek state. In an age when democracy has apparently triumphed following the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, we tend to forget that the democratic citizen-state was only one of many forms of political community in Greek antiquity. This volume aims to redress the balance. Eighteen essays by established and younger historians examine alternative political systems and ideologies: oligarchies, monarchies, and mixed constitutions along with diverse forms of communal and regional associations such as ethnoi, amphiktyonies, and confederacies. The papers, which span the length and breadth of the Hellenic world from the Balkans and Anatolia to Magna Graecia and north Africa, highlight the immense political flexibility and diversity of ancient Greek civilization.

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Recensione:

... bibliographically updated in a sensitive way ... excellent programmatic and retrospective introduction. (The Journal of Classics Teaching)

... a cogent, wide-ranging introduction to the scope and scale of political expression in the ancient Greek world that will be warmly welcomed by ancient historians and classical scholars alike. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

L'autore:

Roger Brock is Lecturer in Classics, University of Leeds Stephen Hodkinson is Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Manchester

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0199258104
• ISBN 13: 9780199258109
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 412
• Redattore: Brock Roger, Hodkinson Stephen