03989nam 2200781 a 450 991045786750332120200520144314.01-4008-1768-41-283-30326-41-4008-1310-797866133032641-4008-2132-010.1515/9781400821327(CKB)2550000000067384(EBL)787351(OCoLC)52938641(SSID)ssj0000107133(PQKBManifestationID)11137932(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107133(PQKBWorkID)10009018(PQKB)10375138(SSID)ssj0000632253(PQKBManifestationID)12234359(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632253(PQKBWorkID)10610390(PQKB)11279823(MiAaPQ)EBC787351(OCoLC)51493922(MdBmJHUP)muse36191(DE-B1597)447468(OCoLC)979754239(DE-B1597)9781400821327(Au-PeEL)EBL787351(CaPaEBR)ebr10035841(CaONFJC)MIL330326(EXLCZ)99255000000006738419930706d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAthens on trial[electronic resource] the antidemocratic tradition in Western thought /Jennifer Tolbert RobertsCourse BookPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc19941 online resource (426 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-05697-8 0-691-02919-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-391) and index. Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Chapter One: Introduction -- PART ONE: CLASSICAL GREECE -- Chapter Two. The Athenian Experiment -- Chapter Three. The First Attacks on Athenian Democracy -- Chapter Four. Democracy and the Philosophers -- PART TWO: PLAYING WITH THE PAST -- Introduction -- Chapter Five. Roman Adaptations -- Chapter Six. Recovering the Greeks -- Chapter Seven. Monarchists and Republicans -- Chapter Eight. The Debate over Athens and Sparta -- Chapter Nine. Athenian Democracy in the Age of Revolutions -- Chapter Ten. A Shift in the Sands -- PART THREE: MODERN TRANSFORMATIONS -- Chapter Eleven. The Turning of the Tide -- Chapter Twelve. Athenians and Others -- Chapter Thirteen. Epilogue: The Old and the New -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEXThe Classical Athenians were the first to articulate and implement the notion that ordinary citizens of no particular affluence or education could make responsible political decisions. For this reason, reactions to Athenian democracy have long provided a prime Rorschach test for political thought. Whether praising Athens's government as the legitimizing ancestor of modern democracies or condemning it as mob rule, commentators throughout history have revealed much about their own notions of politics and society. In this book, Jennifer Roberts charts responses to Athenian democracy from Athens itself through the twentieth century, exploring a debate that touches upon historiography, ethics, political science, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies, and educational theory.DemocracyGreeceAthensHistoryDemocracyHistoryPolitical scienceHistoryElectronic books.DemocracyHistory.DemocracyHistory.Political scienceHistory.321.8/0938/5Roberts Jennifer Tolbert1947-1049095MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457867503321Athens on trial2477800UNINA