Athens on Trial
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-02919-1 (ISBN)
The Classical Athenians were the first to articulate and implement the notion that ordinary citizens of no particular affluence or education could make responsible political decisions. For this reason, reactions to Athenian democracy have long provided a prime Rorschach test for political thought. Whether praising Athens's government as the legitimizing ancestor of modern democracies or condemning it as mob rule, commentators throughout history have revealed much about their own notions of politics and society. In this book, Jennifer Roberts charts responses to Athenian democracy from Athens itself through the twentieth century, exploring a debate that touches upon historiography, ethics, political science, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies, and educational theory.
Jennifer Tolbert Roberts is Professor of History at Southern Methodist University and Associate Professor of Classical Languages and History at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author of Accountability in Athenian Government (Wisconsin) and, with Robert Zaller and Richard Greaves, Civilizations of the West (HarperCollins).
Preface and AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsCh. 1Introduction3Pt. 1Classical Greece23Ch. 2The Athenian Experiment25Ch. 3The First Attacks on Athenian Democracy48Ch. 4Democracy and the Philosophers71Pt. 2Playing With the Past93Ch. 5Roman Adaptations97Ch. 6Recovering the Greeks119Ch. 7Monarchists and Republicans137Ch. 8The Debate over Athens and Sparta156Ch. 9Athenian Democracy in the Age of Revolutions175Ch. 10A Shift in the Sands208Pt. 3Modern Transformations227Ch. 11The Turning of the Tide229Ch. 12Athenians and Others256Ch. 13Epilogue: The Old and the New291Notes315Selected Bibliography379Index393
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.1.1997 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 197 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 624 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-02919-9 / 0691029199 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-02919-1 / 9780691029191 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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