{"product_id":"the-greek-polis-and-the-invention-of-democracy-9781444351064","title":"The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of essays that trace the Greeks' path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e as a citizen state and democracy as well as the interaction between democracy and various forms of cultural expression from a comparative historical perspective and with special attention to the place of Greek democracy in political thought and debates about democracy throughout the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an original combination of a close synchronic and long diachronic examination of the Greek \u003ci\u003epolis -\u003c\/i\u003e city-states that gave rise to the first democratic system of government\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a detailed study of the close interactionbetween democracy, society, and the arts in ancient Greece\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces the invention of democracy in fifth-century bce Athens both in its broad social and cultural context and in the context of the re-emergence of democracy in the modern world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohann P. Arnason, Kurt A. Raaflaub, and Peter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Greek Experience in Long-term Perspective 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Exploring the Greek Needle’s Eye: Civilizational and Political Transformations 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohann P. Arnason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Transformations of Democracy: Towards a History of Political Thought and Practice in Long-term Perspective 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Ways of Polis-making: Grasping the Novelty of the Political 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 To Act with Good Advice: Greek Tragedy and the Democratic Political Sphere 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEgon Flaig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Democracy and Dissent: the Case of Comedy 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucio Bertelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Democracy, Oratory, and the Rise of Historiography in Fifth-century Greece 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonas Grethlein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Political Uses of Rhetoric in Democratic Athens 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarvey Yunis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Law and Democracy in Classical Athens 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdriaan Lanni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Democracy and Political Philosophy: Influences, Tensions, Rapprochement 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan K. Balot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Inscriptions and the City in Democratic Athens 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth A. Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Changing a Way of Life: Democracy’s Impact on Polis Society 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Impact of Democracy on Communal Life 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara L. Forsdyke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Demos’s Participation in Decision-making: Principles and Realities 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaude Mossé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Democracy and Religion in Classical Greece 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Osborne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Democracy and War 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence A. Tritle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Political Concepts and Commitments 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Perfecting the “Political Creature”: Equality and “the Political” in the Evolution of Greek Democracy 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Tyranny and Tragedy in Nietzsche’s Understanding of the Greek Polis 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracy B. Strong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Liberty of the Moderns Compared to the Liberty of the Ancients 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathalie Karagiannis and Peter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 389\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408395510103,"sku":"9781444351064","price":121.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444351064.jpg?v=1730502746","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-greek-polis-and-the-invention-of-democracy-9781444351064","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}