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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145282103321

Autore

Balot Ryan K (Ryan Krieger), <1969->

Titolo

Greek political thought / Ryan K. Balot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

9786611214142

9781281214140

1281214140

9780470793596

0470793597

9780470774618

0470774614

9781405152211

1405152214

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Collana

Ancient cultures

Disciplina

320.0938

320/.0938

Soggetti

Political science - Greece - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-321) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought shows what ancient political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century.    * A provocative and wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought  * Demonstrates what ancient Greek works of political philosophy might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century  * Examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophical texts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in its cultural context  * Pays careful attention to the distinctively ancient connections between politics and ethics  * Structured around key themes such as the origins of political thought, political self-definition, revolutions in political thought, democracy and imperialism