Polis and revolution : responding to oligarchy in classical Athens / Julia L. Shear.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shear, Julia L., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation.

History.

Social change.

Athens (Greece)--Politics and government.

Athens (Greece).

Athens (Greece)--History.

Democracy--Greece--Athens--History--To 1500.

Democracy.

Greece--Athens.

Social change--Greece--Athens--History--To 1500.

Political participation--Greece--Athens--History--To 1500.

Physical Description:

xv, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Summary:

"During the turbulent last years of the fifth century BC, Athens twice suffered the overthrow of democracy and the subsequent establishment of oligarchic regimes. In an in-depth treatment of both political revolutions, Julia Shear examines how the Athenians responded to these events, at the level both of the individual and of the corporate group. Interdisciplinary in approach, this account brings epigraphical and archaeological evidence to bear on a discussion which until now has largely been based on texts. Dr Shear particularly focuses on the recreation of democracy and the city, both ritually and physically, in the aftermath of the coups and demonstrates that, whilst reconciliation after civil strife is difficult and contentious, it is also crucial for rebuilding a united society. Theories of remembering and forgetting are applied and offer a new way of understanding the dynamics in Athens at this time"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Responding to oligarchy in Athens: an introduction 1

2 Revolution, oligarchy and the patrios politeia 19

3 Restoring Athens: democracy and the law 70

4 Reclaiming Athens: the demos and the city 112

5 Remembering and forgetting: rituals and the demos 135

6 The Thirty and the law 166

7 Reconciling the Athenians 188

8 Recreating democracy: documents and the law 227

9 The Agora and the democratic citizen 263

10 Forgetting or remembering: oligarchy, stasis and the demos 286

11 The strategies of democracy 313.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521760447

0521760445

OCLC:

696561248

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