Politics in the Ancient World
by M. I. Finley
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The business of politics - the vital process of conducting government through the dynamics of argument, conflict and decision-making - offers us one of the most revealing areas of insight into any society. Sir Moses Finley's exploration of politics in the city states of Greece and republican Rome yields insights into the arenas of political debate which have made a major impact on our understanding of the ancient world. The early political involvement of the free lower classes, the effect of show more war and conquest on political stability, and the ideological pressures which influenced the course of internal conflicts are salient themes in this stimulating investigation of the nature of government in Greece and Rome. show lessTags
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M. I. Finley, FBA, (1912-1986), was a major scholar of classics and ancient history. He taught at Columbia University and the City College of New York, where he was influenced by exiled members of the Frankfurt School, before taking a position at Rutgers University. Finley moved to England in 1955, taught classics at Cambridge, and became a master show more at Darwin College. His numerous works include the classic texts Aspects of Antiquity and The Ancient Economy. Finley was knighted by the queen for his contributions to scholarship in 1979. show less
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The Wiles Lectures (1980)
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- Politics in the Ancient World
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Philosophy
- DDC/MDS
- 320.938 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Political situation and conditions Ancient World Greece to 323
- LCC
- JC51 .F55 — Political Science Political theory Political theory. The state. Theories of the state Ancient state
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