{"product_id":"silence-and-democracy-athenian-politics-in-thucydides-history-9780271033570","title":"Silence and Democracy Athenian Politics in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe role of elites vis-a-vis the mass public in the construction and successful functioning of democracy has been a subject of central interest to political theorists. This book explores this theme in Thucydides' famous history of the Peloponnesian War as a way of rendering our thoughts about this relationship in our own modern democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“John Zumbrunnen’s book offers an inventive and provocative analysis not only of Thucydides’ \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e but also of the political issues such as democracy, empire, and realism that continue to engage scholars and policy makers alike.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Peter Euben,Duke University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eSilence and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, John G. Zumbrunnen moves beyond the traditional approaches to silence in political studies. . . . Zumbrunnen's contribution would be appreciated by democratic theorists, as well as by scholars of ancient political thought. His reading of silence as presence challenges the hegemony of perspectives that have rendered silence absent from politics and political theory, and his rereading of Thucydides provides fresh insight into democratic politics in ancient Greece.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Vincent Jungkunz \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tAthenian \u003ci\u003eStasis\u003c\/i\u003e and the Quiet of the Mob\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tThe Silence of \u003ci\u003eHoi Athenaioi:\u003c\/i\u003e Two Modes of Athenian Action in the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\tDeliberative Action and Athenian “Character”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.\tThe Silence of the Demos and the Challenges of Political Judgment: On the “Decline” of Athenian Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.\tJustice and Empire: Athenian Silence and the Representation of Athens Abroad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.\tAthenian Silence and the Fate of Plataea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Thucydides for Democrats?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534929363287,"sku":"9780271033570","price":39.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271033570.jpg?v=1755858112","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/silence-and-democracy-athenian-politics-in-thucydides-history-9780271033570","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}