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OverviewThis book argues that ancient democracy did not stop at the door of economic democracy, and that ancient Athens has much to tell us about the relationship between political equality and economic equality. Athenian democracy rested on a foundation of general economic equality, which enabled citizens to challenge their exclusion from politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Larry PatriquinPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Pivot Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.288kg ISBN: 9781137503473ISBN 10: 1137503475 Pages: 100 Publication Date: 09 January 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book offers a most useful and an original contribution to the field - the field being the very broad one of the interrelationship between 'ancient (Greek)' and 'modern' democracy, and the possible benefits for modern of studying ancient. It both engages with and takes forward the modern scholarly discussion, principally by redefining and refining the nature of 'equality' in the economic as opposed to the political sphere of ancient Athenian democracy. - Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge, UK The book is an extremely valuable addition to the social science literature on democracy and will be appreciated by scholars in political economy, political science and sociology as well as ancient history. ... P. has offered a book whose arguments will fascinate and intrigue the scholar and the uninitiated alike. (George Tridimas, The Classical Review, Vol. 65 (2), October, 2015) This book offers a most useful and an original contribution to the field the field being the very broad one of the interrelationship between 'ancient (Greek)' and 'modern' democracy, and the possible benefits for modern of studying ancient. It both engages with and takes forward the modern scholarly discussion, principally by redefining and refining the nature of 'equality' in the economic as opposed to the political sphere of ancient Athenian democracy. - Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge, UK Author InformationLarry Patriquin is Professor of Social Welfare and Social Development at Nipissing University, Canada. He is the author of Agrarian Capitalism and Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860: Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State and the editor of The Ellen Meiksins Wood Reader. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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