Democracy: A Life
- ISBN-10
- 0199837457
- ISBN-13
- 9780199837458
- Series
- Democracy
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 383
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Paul Cartledge
Description
"Democracy: A Life holds out three unique research aims: a proper understanding of the origins and variety of ancient Greek democracies; a detailed account of the fate of democracy - both the institution and the word - in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds from the fifth century BCE to the 6th century CE; and a nuanced exploration of the ways in which all ancient Greek democracies differed from all modern so-called 'democracies'"--
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Other editions
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- 1992
- 290 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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