{"product_id":"the-origins-of-citizenship-in-ancient-athens-3479-princeton-legacy-library-9780691630724","title":"The Origins of Citizenship in Ancient Athens 3479","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There can be no questioning the value and validity of Manville's patient unravelling of the strands that...make up the close weave of classical Athenian citizenship: corporate identity, territoriality, population density, personal freedom, and landownership above all. It is one of the many strengths of Manville's quietly persuasive approach that he can deploy comparative ethnographic evidence from so-called 'primitive' states with telling sensitivity.\"--Paul Cartledge, The Times Literary Supplement \"This book well repays the attention of anyone, whether historian, literary critic, or archaeologist, who is interested in the wider context of pre-classical Athenian society.\"--Gregory Crane, Bryn Mawr Classical Review \"A real contribution to the perennial debate on the Athenian way of life. I would recommend it strongly to all who are also interested in the origins of our own society and our own brand of citizenship.\"--Harold B. Mattingly, History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Preface to the Paperback Edition, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*A Note on References and Abbreviations, pg. xiii*Chapter One. Introduction: What was Athenian Citizenship?, pg. 1*Chapter Two. In Search of the Polis, pg. 35*Chapter Three. Early Society, pg. 55*Chapter Four. Laws, Boundaries, and Centralization, pg. 70*Chapter Five. Land, Society, and Population at the Beginning of the Sixth Century, pg. 93*Chapter Six. Solon and the \"Invention\" of the Athenian Polis, pg. 124*Chapter Seven. Tyranny, Trials, and the Triumph of Kleisthenes, pg. 157*Chapter Eight. Conclusion, pg. 210*References, pg. 221*Index, pg. 259","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359122227543,"sku":"9780691630724","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691630724.jpg?v=1754123674","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-origins-of-citizenship-in-ancient-athens-3479-princeton-legacy-library-9780691630724","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}