Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstruction of American Democracy

Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstruction of American Democracy
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 0801481791
ISBN-13 : 9780801481796
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Book Synopsis Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstruction of American Democracy by : J. Peter Euben

Download or read book Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstruction of American Democracy written by J. Peter Euben and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays on Athenian democracy, organized in three sections on situating the Athenian democracy in relation to various regimes, exploring how discourse in democratic Athens displayed awareness of democracy's limitations, and creating direct dialogues between the discourse of Athenian democracy and that of contemporary thought. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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