{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-greek-and-roman-political-thought-9780521616690","title":"The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, first published in 2000, is a comprehensive treatment of the political thought of ancient Greece and Rome, beginning with Homer and ending in late antiquity. Written by a team of distinguished scholars, this volume is an authoritative guide to Greek and Roman thinking about government and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It would be hard to think how this superb collection of essays about Greek and Roman political thought could be improved. … There could be no better introduction than this collection of well-written, scholarly and absorbing essays.' Literary Review\u003cbr\u003e'It is impossible to do justice here to the sweep of this volume … It belongs on the shelf of every student of politics.' The Anglo-Hellenic Review\u003cbr\u003e'… is nothing less than the very first general and comprehensive treatment of its subject in the English language … The broad and inclusive conception of [the book] is reflected not only in the range of authors discussed, but also in the heterogeneous authorship of the volume itself … It is not easy to do justice to a volume of this kind … There can be no doubt that this well-organized, accessible and carefully produced volume will remain one of the standard overviews of Greek and Roman political thought for years to come.' Arctos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Christopher Rowe; Part I. Archaic and Classical Greece: 1. Greek political thought: the historical context Paul Cartledge; 2. Poets, lawgivers, and the beginnings of political reflection in archaic Greece Kurt A. Raaflaub; 3. Greek drama and political theory Simon Goldhill; 4. Herodotus, Thucydides and the Sophists Richard Winton; 5. Democritus C. C. W. Taylor; 6. The orators Josiah Ober; 7. Xenophon and Isocrates V. J. Gray; 8. Socrates and Plato: an introduction Melissa Lane; 9. Socrates T. M. Penner; 10. Approaching the Republic Malcolm Schofield; 11. The Politicus and other dialogues Christopher Rowe; 12. The laws André Laks; 13. Plato and practical politics Malcolm Schofield; 14. Cleitophon and Minos Christopher Rowe; 15. Aristotle: an introduction Malcolm Schofield; 16. Naturalism Fred D. Miller Jr; 17. Justice and the polis Jean Roberts; 18. Aristotelian constitutions Christopher Rowe; 19. The Peripatos after Aristotle Christopher Rowe; Part II. The Hellenistic and Roman Worlds: 20. Introduction: the Hellenistic and Roman periods Peter Garnsey; 21. The Cynics John Moles; 22. Epicurean and Stoic political thought Malcolm Schofield; 23. Kings and constitutions: Hellenistic theories David E. Hahm; 24. Cicero E. M. Atkins; 25. Reflections of Roman political thought in Latin historical writing Thomas Wiedemann; 26. Seneca and Pliny Miriam Griffin; 27. Platonism and Pythagoreanism in the early Empire Bruno Centrone; 28. Josephus Tessa Rajak; 29. Stoic writers of the imperial era Christopher Gill; 30. The jurists David Johnston; 31. Christianity Frances Young; Epilogue Malcolm Schofield.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767696294231,"sku":"9780521616690","price":55.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-greek-and-roman-political-thought-9780521616690","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}