Format:
XI, 242 S.
ISBN:
978-0-520-24562-4
,
0-520-24562-8
Series Statement:
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
Content:
This book presents a state-of-the-art debate about the origins of Athenian democracy by five eminent scholars. The result is a stimulating, critical exploration and interpretation of the extant evidence on this intriguing and important topic. The authors address such questions as: Why was democracy first realized in ancient Greece? Was democracy "invented" or did it evolve over a long period of time? What were the conditions for democracy, the social and political foundations that made this development possible? And what factors turned the possibility of democracy into necessity and reality? The authors first examine the conditions in early Greek society that encouraged equality and "people's power." They then scrutinize, in their social and political contexts, three crucial points in the evolution of democracy: the reforms connected with the names of Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes in the early and late sixth and mid-fifth century.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 197 - 223
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Demokratie
;
Demokratie
;
Demokratie
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=22247
URL:
http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520258099
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Author information:
Raaflaub, Kurt A., 1941-2023.
Author information:
Ober, Josiah, 1953-