{"product_id":"the-litigious-athenian-9780801858635","title":"The Litigious Athenian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermining that the term sykophant was applied rhetorically rather than, as some have believed, to describe a specific subclass, Christ shows how the public debates over legal chicanery helped define the limits of ethical behavior under the law and in public life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[An] excellent and well-written book. -- W. Jeffrey Tatum American Historical Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Litigiousness, Ancient and Modern\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Litigation in Democratic Athens\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Invention of Sykophancy: Idea and Ideology\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Litigation and Class Conflict \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Public Suits and Volunteer Prosecutors\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Private Quarrels and Public Disputes: Quarrelsomeness and Community Ideals\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Beyond the Letter of the Law\u003cbr\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Ancient Citations\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527611359575,"sku":"9780801858635","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801858635.jpg?v=1731868539","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-litigious-athenian-9780801858635","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}