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UNINA9910461832003321 |
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Moore Kenneth Royce <1972-> |
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Plato, politics, and a practical utopia : social constructivism and civic planning in the "Laws" / Kenneth Royce Moore |
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London ; New York, : Continuum, 2012 |
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1-4725-4085-9 |
1-283-38022-6 |
9786613380227 |
1-4411-6803-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (145 p.) |
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City-states - Greece - History - To 1500 |
Cities and towns, Ancient - Greece - History |
Utopias - Greece - History |
Greece Politics and government To 146 B.C |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [123]-129) and index |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The development of the polis and its re-development under Plato -- Platonic economics: fleshing the bones of Magnesia -- The Magnesian military, national service, and mythical amazons -- The legal system -- The Magnesian polity: classical democracy recast -- Welcome to the city of Magnesia |
1. The Development of the Polis and its Re-Development Under Plato \ 2. Platonic Economics: Fleshing the Bones of Magnesia \ 3. The Magnesian Military, National Service and Mythical Amazons \ 4. The Magnesian Polity: Classical Democracy Recast \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index |
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"Dealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states. Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore |
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considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states.Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been. |
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UNINA9910678401203321 |
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Autore |
Vestenskov David |
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Internal Kurdish coherence : analyzing alliances, capacities, threats, and political objectives of Kurdish groups and parties in Syria and Iraq 2015-2017 / / David Vestenskov, Andreas Høj Fierro |
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Copenhagen : , : Scandinavian Military Studies, , 2019 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (85 pages) |
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Kurds - Iraq |
Kurds - Syria |
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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) shocked the world when it entered the world stage in 2014. By seizing large territories in Syria and Iraq, its expansion within the Middle East seemed unrestrainable as the Iraqi Army fell apart and in Syria, various actors were caught up in a bloody civil war in the wake of the Arab spring. With US support, the Syrian and Iraqi Kurds became the main stand against ISIS acting as boots on the ground. The Kurdish success against ISIS in both Syria and Iraq quickly won them acclaim from the West and rendered them the key ally in the continued US-led effort against ISIS. In Western media and among Western decision makers, the Kurds as an entity are highly praised for their role in this fight. In addition, their fight for human rights, gender equality, secular rule, and democracy has also been highlighted as key features in assessing Kurds as a homogeneous entity that almost naturally shares strategic interest with the West. This book, as it sets out to paint a more comprehensive picture of the different Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq, concludes that these groups indeed have very different policy objectives and diverging regional partners of alliance thereby questioning the underlying assumption of a uniformed Kurdish entity. The book makes a significant contribution to a better understanding of the political goals, affiliations and rivalries of |
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these important actors and Western allies in the Middle East. |
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UNINA9910703667203321 |
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Autore |
Gaston Erica |
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Titolo |
Justice and security dialogue in Yemen : negotiating local sources of conflict amid national transition / / Erica Gaston |
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Washington, DC : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (62 pages) : color illustrations |
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Collana |
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Conflict management - Yemen (Republic) |
Peace-building - Yemen (Republic) |
Negotiation - Methodology |
Internal security - Yemen (Republic) |
Political stability - Yemen (Republic) |
Justice, Administration of - Yemen (Republic) |
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Note generali |
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"Practical Innovations from USIP." |
"January 2015." |
Title from title screen (viewed on May 8, 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62). |
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