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Author Cartledge, Paul

Title Ancient Greek political thought in practice / Paul Cartledge
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 169 pages)
Series Key themes in ancient history
Key themes in ancient history.
Contents 1. Meaning in context: how to write a history of Greek political thought -- 2. The Greek invention of the polis, of politics and of the political -- Narrative I: The prehistoric and protohistoric Greek world, c. 1300 -- 750 bce -- 3. Rule by one: the politics of Homer, c. 750 bce -- Narrative II: The archaic Greek world, c. 750 -- 500 bce -- 4. Rule by some: The politics of solon, c. 600 bce -- 5. Rule by all: the athenian revolution, c. 500 -- Narrative III: The classical Greek world I, c. 500 -- 400 bce -- 6. The human measure: the greek invention of political theory, c. 500 -- 400 bce -- 7. The trial of socrates, 399 bce -- Narrative IV: The classical Greek world II, c. 400 -- 300 bce -- 8. Rule by one revisited: the politics of Xenophon, Plato, Isocrates, Aristotle -- and Alexandra the Great, c. 400 -- 330 bce -- Narrative V: The Hellenistic Greek world, c. 300 -- 30 bce -- 9. (E)utopianism by design: the Spartan revolution, 244 -- 221 bce -- Narrative VI: 'Graecia capta' ('Greece conquered'), c. 146 bce -- ce 120 -- 10. The end of politics? The world of plutarch, c. ce 100 -- 11. The Greek legacy and democracy today
Summary "Using carefully selected case studies, Professor Cartledge investigates the dynamic interaction between ancient Greek political thought and practice from early historic times to the early Roman Empire. The book provides an introduction to the topic for all students and non-specialists who appreciate the continued relevance of ancient Greece to political theory and practice today."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-163) and index
Subject Political science -- Greece -- History -- To 1500
PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
Political science
Politische Philosophie
Politisches Denken
Politik
Greece
Griechenland Altertum
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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