| Description |
1 online resource (145 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Development of the Polis and its Re- Development Under Plato; Chapter 2 Platonic Economics: Fleshing the Bones of Magnesia; Chapter 3 The Magnesian Military, National Service and Mythical Amazons; Chapter 4 The Legal System; Chapter 5 The Magnesian Polity: Classical Democracy Recast; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Dealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states. Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known mil. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plato. Laws.
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Laws (Plato) |
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City-states -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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City-states. |
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Greece. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
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Cities and towns, Ancient -- Greece -- History.
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Cities and towns, Ancient. |
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Utopias -- Greece -- History.
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Utopias. |
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Greece -- Politics and government -- To 146 B.C.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
To 146 B.C |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moore, Kenneth Royce. Plato, Politics and a Practical Utopia : Social Constructivism and Civic Planning in the 'Laws'. London : Continuum International Publishing, ©2011 9781441153173 |
| ISBN |
9781441168030 (electronic book) |
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1441168036 (electronic book) |
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1283380226 |
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9781283380225 |
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