| Description |
1 online resource (405 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-391) and index. |
| Summary |
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. Whether praising Athens's government as the legitimizing ancestor of modern democracies or condemning it as mob rule, commentators throughout history have revealed much about their own notions of politics and society. In this book, Jennifer Roberts charts responses to Athenian democracy from Athens itself through the twentieth century, exploring a debate that touches upon historiography, ethics, political science, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies, and educational theory. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Greece -- Athens -- History.
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Democracy. |
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Greece -- Athens. |
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History. |
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Democracy -- History.
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Political science -- History.
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Political science. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert. Athens on trial. Princeton : Princeton Univ Press, 1996 0691029199 (OCoLC)231224659 |
| ISBN |
9781400821327 (electronic book) |
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1400821320 (electronic book) |
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0691029199 |
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9780691029191 |
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0691029199 |
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9780691029191 |
| Standard No. |
9780691029191 |
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