ISBN: 9781444351064 - the greek polis and the invention of democracy: a politico-cultural transformation and its interpretations (ancient world: comparative histories) (7 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This exciting and accessible collection of well-written essays, by a stellar group of international scholars, sheds new light on ancient democracy and its role in critical reassessments of contemporary democracy and liberalism. This book demonstrates anew .

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Zustand: New. This book presents a comprehensive series of readings that trace the Greeks path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek polis as a citizen state and democracy from a comparative historical perspective. Editor(s): Wagner, Peter; Arnason, Johann Pall; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810. . 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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.…