The Greek Polis and the invention of democracy : a politico-cultural transformation and its interpretations /
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 co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicester :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Series: | Ancient world--comparative histories.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | PART III: Changing a Way of Life: Democracy's Impact on Polis Society. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 594 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118561768 1118561767 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118561768 |
