The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy write by Johann P. Arnason. This book was released on 2013-04-29. The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy presents a series of essays that trace the Greeks’ path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek polis as a citizen state and democracy as well as the interaction between democracy and various forms of cultural expression from a comparative historical perspective and with special attention to the place of Greek democracy in political thought and debates about democracy throughout the centuries. Presents an original combination of a close synchronic and long diachronic examination of the Greek polis - city-states that gave rise to the first democratic system of government Offers a detailed study of the close interactionbetween democracy, society, and the arts in ancient Greece Places the invention of democracy in fifth-century bce Athens both in its broad social and cultural context and in the context of the re-emergence of democracy in the modern world Reveals the role Greek democracy played in the political and intellectual traditions that shaped modern democracy, and in the debates about democracy in modern social, political, and philosophical thought Written collaboratively by an international team of leading scholars in classics, ancient history, sociology, and political science
Polis & Politics
Polis & Politics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Polis & Politics write by Pernille Flensted-Jensen. This book was released on 2000. Polis & Politics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contains 35 articles devoted to different aspects of the Greek polis and is intended not only as a present for Mogens Herman Hansen on his sixtieth birthday, but also as a way of thanking him for his significant contributions to the field of Greek history over the past three decades.
Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece
Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece write by Kurt A. Raaflaub. This book was released on 2007. Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A balanced, high-quality analysis of the developing nature of Athenian political society and its relationship to 'democracy' as a timeless concept."—Mark Munn, author of The School of History
Democracy Beyond Athens
Democracy Beyond Athens - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democracy Beyond Athens write by Eric W. Robinson. This book was released on 2011-09-22. Democracy Beyond Athens available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens, which has three main goals: to identify where and when democratic governments established themselves; to explain why democracy spread to many parts of Greece; and to further our understanding of the nature of ancient democracy.
Unthinking the Greek Polis
Unthinking the Greek Polis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Unthinking the Greek Polis write by Kostas Vlassopoulos. This book was released on 2011-08-11. Unthinking the Greek Polis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 2007 study explores how modern scholars came to write Greek history from a Eurocentric perspective and challenges orthodox readings of Greek history as part of the history of the West. Since the Greeks lacked a national state or a unified society, economy or culture, the polis has helped to create a homogenising national narrative. This book re-examines old polarities such as those between the Greek poleis and Eastern monarchies, or between the ancient consumer and the modern producer city, in order to show the fallacies of standard approaches. It argues for the relevance of Aristotle's concept of the polis, which is interpreted in an intriguing manner. Finally, it proposes an alternative way of looking at Greek history as part of a Mediterranean world-system. This interdisciplinary study engages with debates on globalisation, nationalism, Orientalism and history writing, while also debating developments in classical studies.
