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Power & the People - Five Lessons from the Birthplace of Democracy (Hardcover): Alev Scott, Andronike Makres

Power & the People - Five Lessons from the Birthplace of Democracy (Hardcover)

Alev Scott, Andronike Makres

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DEMOCRACY WAS BORN IN ATHENS. FROM ITS FOUNDING MYTHS TO ITS GOLDEN AGE AND ITS CHAOTIC DOWNFALL, IT'S RICH WITH LESSONS FOR OUR OWN TIMES. 'Timely and fascinating' Robin Lane Fox Why did vital civic engagement and fair debate descend into populism and paralysis? Can we compare the demagogue Cleon to President Trump, the Athenian Empire to modern America, or the stubborn island of Melos to Brexit Britain? How did a second referendum save the Athenians from a bloodthirsty decision? Who were the last defenders of democracy in the changing, globalised world of the 4th Century BC, and how do we unconsciously echo them today? With verve and acuity, the heroics and the critics of Athenian democracy are brought to bear on today's politics, revealing in all its glories and its flaws the system that still survives to execute the power of the people.

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Imprint: Riverrun Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2019
Authors: Alev Scott • Andronike Makres
Dimensions: 220 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-1-5294-0284-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands
Books > Humanities > History > World history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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LSN: 1-5294-0284-0
Barcode: 9781529402841

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