Princeton University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered hardcover with white lettering to spine. Very good dust jacket with minor marks from handling and was placed in a clear protective cover after photos. 8vo. (6.25 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes notes, selected bibliography and an index. 405 pp.

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ISBN: 9780691056975

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.

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