Democracy Beyond Athens - Popular Government in the Greek Classical Age

The first full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Classical demokratiai on the Greek mainland (central Greece and the Peloponnese); 2. Classical demokratiai in western and northwestern Greece (plus Cyrene); 3. Classical demokratiai in eastern Greece; 4. The spread of democracy in the Classical period; 5. The nature of Classical democracy outside Athens; Appendix.

About the author

Eric W. Robinson is Associate Professor in the Department of History, Indiana University. He has published widely on ancient democracy, and previous books include Ancient Greek Democracy: Readings and Sources (2003) and Oikistes: Studies in Constitutions, Colonies, and Military Power in the Ancient World Offered in Honor of A. J. Graham (co-edited with Vanessa Gorman, 2002).

Summary

First full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens, which has three main goals: to identify where and when democratic governments established themselves; to explain why democracy spread to many parts of Greece; and to further our understanding of the nature of ancient democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Eric W. Robinson, Eric W. (Indiana University Robinson, Robinson Eric W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2015
• EAN: 9781107694828
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69482-8
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Political structures: democracy, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Political structures / systems: democracy