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UNISA996386027503316 |
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By the Quene. The Quenes Maiestie vnderstanding that there be certaine persons, hauing in times past the office of ministery in the churche, which nowe do purpose to vse their former office in preaching and ministery .. [[electronic resource]] |
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Imprynted at London, : By [John Day for?] Rychard Iugge, printer to the Quenes Maiestie, [1558] |
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Preaching - England |
Clergy - Legal status, laws, etc - England |
Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Early works to 1800 |
England Proclamations Early works to 1800 |
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A proclamation forbidding ministers to preach without licence. |
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Publication date and proposed name of printer from STC. |
At foot of page: Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum. |
Line 1 of text ends: "cer-". |
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. |
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UNINA9910777890203321 |
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Woodruff Paul <1943-> |
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First democracy [[electronic resource] ] : the challenge of an ancient idea / / Paul Woodruff |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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0-19-985074-7 |
1-280-84642-9 |
0-19-803938-7 |
1-4294-3847-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (301 p.) |
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Democracy - Greece - History |
Democracy - Greece - Athens - History |
Democracy - Philosophy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Maps; 1 Introduction: Democracy and Its Doubles; 2 The Life and Death of Democracy; 3 Freedom from Tyranny (And from Being a Tyrant); 4 Harmony; 5 The Rule of Law (Nomos); 6 Natural Equality; 7 Citizen Wisdom; 8 Reasoning Without Knowledge; 9 Education (Paideia); 10 Afterword: Are Americans Ready for Democracy?; Notes; Dates; Cast of Characters; Guide to the Peloponnesian War; Ancient Sources; Scholarly Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Americans have an unwavering faith in democracy and are ever eager to import it to nations around the world. But how democratic is our own ""democracy""? If you can vote, if the majority rules, if you have elected representatives--does this automatically mean that you have a democracy? In thiseye-opening look at an ideal that we all take for granted, classical scholar Paul Woodruff offers some surprising answers to these questions. Drawing on classical literature, philosophy, and history--with many intriguing passages from Sophocles, Aesop, and Plato, among others--Woodruff immerses us in |
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