This volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon
operating in different ways across a very wide range of ancient
societies throughout Antiquity. It examines the experiences of
those living in democratic communities and considers how ancient
practices of democracy differ from our own. The origins of
democracy can be traced in a general way to the earliest
civilizations, beginning with the early urban societies of the
Middle East, and can be seen in cities and communities across the
Mediterranean world and Asia. In classical Athens, male citizens
enjoyed full participation in the political life of the city and a
flourishing democratic culture, as explored in detail in this
volume. In other times and places democratic features were absent
from the formal structures of regimes, but could still be found in
the participatory structures of local social institutions. Each
chapter takes a different theme as its focus: sovereignty; liberty
and the rule of law; the “common good”; economic and social
democracy; religion and the principles of political obligation;
citizenship and gender; ethnicity, race, and nationalism;
democratic crises, revolutions, and civil resistance; international
relations; and beyond the polis. These ten different approaches to
democracy in Antiquity add up to an extensive, synoptic coverage of
the subject.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Cultural Histories Series |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Editors: |
Paul Cartledge
• Carol Atack
|
| Series editors: |
Eugenio Biagini
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 169mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
280 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-43998-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-350-43998-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781350439986 |
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