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Roberts Tolbert Jennifer

Athens on Trial: The Antidemocratic Tradition in Western Thought

Princeton University Press, 1997,

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Author
Roberts Tolbert Jennifer
Publishers
Princeton University Press, 1997
Keyword
Classica Ancient Rome Greece
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
As New
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

8vo, 426 pages. Dimensions: 9.1in. x 6.0in. x 1.0in.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 Athenss 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.
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