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Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece (Paperback)
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Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece (Paperback)
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This book presents a state-of-the-art debate about the origins of
Athenian democracy by five eminent scholars. The result is a
stimulating, critical exploration and interpretation of the extant
evidence on this intriguing and important topic. The authors
address such questions as: Why was democracy first realized in
ancient Greece? Was democracy "invented" or did it evolve over a
long period of time? What were the conditions for democracy, the
social and political foundations that made this development
possible? And what factors turned the possibility of democracy into
necessity and reality? The authors first examine the conditions in
early Greek society that encouraged equality and "people's power."
They then scrutinize, in their social and political contexts, three
crucial points in the evolution of democracy: the reforms connected
with the names of Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes in the early
and late sixth and mid-fifth century. Finally, an ancient historian
and a political scientist review the arguments presented in the
previous chapters and add their own perspectives, asking what
lessons we can draw today from the ancient democratic experience.
Designed for a general readership as well as students and scholars,
the book intends to provoke discussion by presenting side by side
the evidence and arguments that support various explanations of the
origins of democracy, thus enabling readers to join in the debate
and draw their own conclusions.
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