This book is the result of a long and fruitful conversation
among practitioners of two very different fields: ancient history
and political theory. The topic of the conversation is classical
Greek democracy and its contemporary relevance. The nineteen
contributors remain diverse in their political commitments and in
their analytic approaches, but all have engaged deeply with Greek
texts, with normative and historical concerns, and with each
others' arguments. The issues and tensions examined here are basic
to both history and political theory: revolution versus stability,
freedom and equality, law and popular sovereignty, cultural ideals
and social practice. While the authors are sharply critical of many
aspects of Athenian society, culture, and government, they are
united by a conviction that classical Athenian democracy has once
again become a centrally important subject for political
debate.
The contributors are Benjamin R. Barber, Alan Boegehold, Paul
Cartledge, Susan Guettel Cole, W. Robert Connor, Carol Dougherty,
J. Peter Euben, Mogens H. Hansen, Victor D. Hanson, Carnes Lord,
Philip Brook Manville, Ian Morris, Martin Ostwald, Kurt Raaflaub,
Jennifer Tolbert Roberts, Barry S. Strauss, Robert W. Wallace,
Sheldon S. Wolin, and Ellen Meiksins Wood.
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