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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Cartledge (Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK) , Carol Atack (University of Oxford, UK) , Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, Cambridge)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9781350439986ISBN 10: 1350439983 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 08 February 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis volume, and indeed the full series, is heartily recommended to the ordinary Classics for All reader. * Classics for All * Author InformationPaul Cartledge is A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow of Clare College and Emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge, UK. Carol Atack is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |