Athens on trial : the antidemocratic tradition in Western thought /

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The Classical Athenians were the first to articulate and implement the notion that ordinary citizens of no particular affluence or education could make responsible political decisions. For this reason, reactions to Athenian democracy have long provided a prime Rorschach test for political thought. W...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
Democracy > Greece > Athens > History.
Democracy > History.
Political science > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democracy
Political science
Griekse oudheid.
Democratie.
Receptie.
Historia antiga > grecia (politica)
Democracia.
Greece > Athens
Athene.
Westerse wereld.
Athens (Greece)
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
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Table of Contents:
  • The Athenian experiment
  • The first attacks on Athenian democracy
  • Democracy and the philosophers
  • Roman adaptations
  • Recovering the Greeks
  • Monarchists and Republicans
  • The debate over Athens and Sparta
  • Athenian democracy in the age of revolutions
  • A shift in the sands
  • The turning of the tide
  • Athenians and others
  • Epilogue: the old and the new.

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