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Demokratia: A Conversation on Democracies, Ancient and Modern

by Josiah Ober (Editor), Charles W. Hedrick, Jr. (Editor)

Other authors: Benjamin R. Barber (Contributor), Alan Boegehold (Contributor), Paul Cartledge (Contributor), Susan Guettel Cole (Contributor), W. Robert Connor (Contributor)14 more, Carol Dougherty (Contributor), J. Peter Euben (Contributor), Mogens Herman Hansen (Contributor), Victor D. Hanson (Contributor), Carnes Lord (Contributor), Philip Brook Manville (Contributor), Ian Morris (Contributor), Martin Ostwald (Contributor), Kurt A. Raaflaub (Contributor), Jennifer Tolbert Roberts (Contributor), Barry S. Strauss (Contributor), Robert W. Wallace (Contributor), Sheldon S. Wolin (Contributor), Ellen Meiksins Wood (Contributor)

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This book is the result of a long and fruitful conversation among practitioners of two very different fields: ancient history and political theory. The topic of the conversation is classical Greek democracy and its contemporary relevance. The nineteen contributors remain diverse in their political commitments and in their analytic approaches, but all have engaged deeply with Greek texts, with normative and historical concerns, and with each others' arguments. The issues and tensions examined here are basic to both history and political theory: revolution versus stability, freedom and equality, law and popular sovereignty, cultural ideals and social practice. While the authors are sharply critical of many aspects of Athenian society, culture, and government, they are united by a conviction that classical Athenian democracy has once again become a centrally important subject for political debate.… (more)
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Ober, JosiahEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hedrick, Charles W., Jr.Editormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Barber, Benjamin R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Boegehold, AlanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cartledge, PaulContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cole, Susan GuettelContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Connor, W. RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dougherty, CarolContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Euben, J. PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hansen, Mogens HermanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hanson, Victor D.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lord, CarnesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Manville, Philip BrookContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Morris, IanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ostwald, MartinContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Raaflaub, Kurt A.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Roberts, Jennifer TolbertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Strauss, Barry S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wallace, Robert W.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wolin, Sheldon S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wood, Ellen MeiksinsContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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This book is the result of a long and fruitful conversation among practitioners of two very different fields: ancient history and political theory. The topic of the conversation is classical Greek democracy and its contemporary relevance. The nineteen contributors remain diverse in their political commitments and in their analytic approaches, but all have engaged deeply with Greek texts, with normative and historical concerns, and with each others' arguments. The issues and tensions examined here are basic to both history and political theory: revolution versus stability, freedom and equality, law and popular sovereignty, cultural ideals and social practice. While the authors are sharply critical of many aspects of Athenian society, culture, and government, they are united by a conviction that classical Athenian democracy has once again become a centrally important subject for political debate.

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