| Athenian Politics C800-500 BC: A Sourcebook Contributor(s): Stanton, G. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415040612 ISBN-13: 9780415040617 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1990 Annotation: b /b b i Athenian Politics /i /b examines the limitations and problems attendant upon the use of traditional sources to understand Athenian history. Presenting, in translation, virtually all the sources from which scholars have drawn their conclusions about ancient Athenian society--from contemporary accounts and stone inscriptions to Egyptian papyri--Stanton challenges the way scholars have viewed ancient Athens. Covering the period from the reforms of Solon to the constitutional changes of Kleisthenes, b /b b i Athenian Politics /i /b explores democracy's paradoxical emergence from the actions of an undemocratic noble elite. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Foreign Language Study | Greek (modern) |
| Dewey: 938.5 |
| LCCN: 89071345 |
| Lexile Measure: 1560 |
| Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.08" W x 7.86" (0.68 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |