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Classical Greek Oligarchy - A Political History (Hardcover)
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Classical Greek Oligarchy - A Political History (Hardcover)
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Classical Greek Oligarchy thoroughly reassesses an important but
neglected form of ancient Greek government, the "rule of the few."
Matthew Simonton challenges scholarly orthodoxy by showing that
oligarchy was not the default mode of politics from time
immemorial, but instead emerged alongside, and in reaction to,
democracy. He establishes for the first time how oligarchies
maintained power in the face of potential citizen resistance. The
book argues that oligarchs designed distinctive political
institutions--such as intra-oligarchic power sharing, targeted
repression, and rewards for informants--to prevent collective
action among the majority population while sustaining cooperation
within their own ranks. To clarify the workings of oligarchic
institutions, Simonton draws on recent social science research on
authoritarianism. Like modern authoritarian regimes, ancient Greek
oligarchies had to balance coercion with co-optation in order to
keep their subjects disorganized and powerless. The book
investigates topics such as control of public space, the
manipulation of information, and the establishment of patron-client
relations, frequently citing parallels with contemporary
nondemocratic regimes. Simonton also traces changes over time in
antiquity, revealing the processes through which oligarchy lost the
ideological battle with democracy for legitimacy. Classical Greek
Oligarchy represents a major new development in the study of
ancient politics. It fills a longstanding gap in our knowledge of
nondemocratic government while greatly improving our understanding
of forms of power that continue to affect us today.
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