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Democracy in Classical Athens

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Democracy in Classical Athens

By Christopher Carey

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About the book

For two centuries classical Athens enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government. This was not a parliamentary democracy of the modern sort but a direct democracy in which all citizens were free to participate in the business of government. Throughout this period Athens was the cultural centre of Greece and one of the major Greek powers. This book traces the development and operation of the political system and explores its underlying principles. Christopher Carey assesses the ancient sourc...Show more

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ISBN

9781474286367

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2017

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1

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Democracy in Classical Athens

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Paperback

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