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Classical Greek Oligarchy : a Political History /

Classical Greek Oligarchythoroughly reassesses an important but neglected form of ancient Greek government, the "rule of the few." Matthew Simonton challenges scholarly orthodoxy by showing that oligarchy was not the default mode of politics from time immemorial, but instead emerged alongs...

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Autor principal: Simonton, Matthew, 1983-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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