Republics Ancient and Modern, Volume I: The Ancien R?gime in Classical Greece - Paperback
by Paul A. Rahe
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807844731ISBN-10:080784473XUPC:9780807844731Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, AncientBook Topic:Democracy, GreeceSize:9.21 x 6.17 x 1.14 inchesWeight:1.41Product ID:SCZZM0ST1T
An assessment of the ancient Greek city and its subsequent influence. A masterwork of political theory and comparative politics for the classroom.
"In a series of sketches touching on everything from the lust for honor to the suspicion of commerce and philosophy, from the role of homoerotic bonds in maintaining military formations to the distrust of technological innovation, Rahe brilliantly reminds us how utterly committed the Greeks were to a politics in which the distribution of honors, education and culture in all their forms, and economic activity were all designed to preserve civic solidarity.--Jack N. Rakove, American Historical Review
"[An] extraordinary book. . . . It is a great achievement and will stay as a landmark.--Patrick Leigh Fermor, The Spectator (London)
"A work of magisterial erudition.--Journal of American History
"In a series of sketches touching on everything from the lust for honor to the suspicion of commerce and philosophy, from the role of homoerotic bonds in maintaining military formations to the distrust of technological innovation, Rahe brilliantly reminds us how utterly committed the Greeks were to a politics in which the distribution of honors, education and culture in all their forms, and economic activity were all designed to preserve civic solidarity.--Jack N. Rakove, American Historical Review
"[An] extraordinary book. . . . It is a great achievement and will stay as a landmark.--Patrick Leigh Fermor, The Spectator (London)
"A work of magisterial erudition.--Journal of American History
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807844731ISBN-10:080784473XUPC:9780807844731Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, AncientBook Topic:Democracy, GreeceSize:9.21 x 6.17 x 1.14 inchesWeight:1.41Product ID:SCZZM0ST1T
Paul A. Rahe is professor of history at the University of Tulsa.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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