The Athenian Revolution: Essays on Ancient Greek Democracy and Political Theory - Rilegato

Ober, Josiah

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ISBN 10: 0691010951 ISBN 13: 9780691010953

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1996

Riassunto

Where did "democracy" come from, and what is its original form and meaning? Here Josiah Ober shows that this "power of the people" crystallized in a revolutionary uprising by the ordinary citizens of Athens in 508-507 B.C. He then examines the consequences of the development of direct democracy for upper- and lower-class citizens, for dissident Athenian intellectuals, and for those who were denied citizenship under the new regime (women, slaves, resident foreigners), as well as for the general development of Greek history.

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Recensione:

"The Athenian Revolution is a welcome collection.... Interesting and witty introductions place the articles in personal and scholarly context."--Peter Krentz, Religious Studies Review

"[Ober] has succeeded in writing a book that both political theorists and ancient historians will find always provocative and often persuasive. Highly recommended."--Choice

"By confronting critically an alien way of thinking and doing and speaking about politics that is nevertheless also the fountainhead of our own Western political tradition, Ober provides a wide range of readers with a truly unsettling and therefore properly educational experience."--Paul Cartledge, New England Classical Journal

L'autore:

Josiah Ober is the David Magie Professor of Ancient History in the Classics Department of Princeton University.

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0691010951
• ISBN 13: 9780691010953
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 212