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Athenian Legacies

Essays on the Politics of Going on Together

Athenian Legacies( )
Author: Ober, Josiah
ISBN:978-0-691-12095-9
Publication Date:Oct 2005
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $133.00
Book Description:

How do communities survive catastrophe? Using classical Athens as its case study, this book argues that if a democratic community is to survive over time, its people must choose to go on together. That choice often entails hardship and hard bargains. In good times, going on together presents few difficulties. But in the face of loss, disruption, and civil war, it requires tragic sacrifices and agonizing compromises. Athenian Legacies demonstrates...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy
History / Ancient / Greece
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 23.495 cm
Book Weight:0.54 Kilograms



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