Isbn: 9781107007338 - sport, democracy and war in classical athens (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Author-inscribed first edition. Volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", is bound in black cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are like new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xii/251 pages. Inscription to Cornell historian Barry Weiss appears on front flyleaf. "Athenian democracy may have opened up politics to every citizen, but it had no impact on participation in sport. The city's sportsmen continued to be drawn from the elite, and so it comes as a surprise that sport was very popular with non-elite citizens of the classical period, who rewarded victorious sportsmen lavishly and created an unrivalled program of local sporting festivals on which they spent staggering sums of money. They also shielded sportsmen from the public criticism which was otherwise normally directed towards the elite and its conspicuous activities. This book is a bold and novel exploration of this apparent contradiction, which examines three of the fundamental aspects of Athens in the classical period democratic politics, public commitment to sport and constant warfare and is essential reading for all of those who are interested in Greek sport, Athenian democracy and its waging of war.". Inscribed by Author(s).…

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Zustand: New. This book explains why the democracy of classical Athens generously sponsored elite sport and idolised its sporting victors. Num Pages: 261 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. . 2012. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 280 pages. 9.06x0.87x6.14 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Athenian democracy may have opened up politics to every citizen, but it had no impact on participation in sport. The city's sportsmen continued to be drawn from the elite, and so it comes as a surprise that sport was very popular with non-elite citizens of the classical period, who rewarded victorious sportsmen lavishly and created an unrivalled program of local sporting festivals on which they spent staggering sums of money. They also shielded sportsmen from the public criticism which was otherwise normally directed towards the elite and its conspicuous activities. This book is a bold and novel exploration of this apparent contradiction, which examines three of the fundamental aspects of Athens in the classical period - democratic politics, public commitment to sport and constant warfare - and is essential reading for all of those who are interested in Greek sport, Athenian democracy and its waging of war.…