Athens on trial : the antidemocratic tradition in Western thought / Jennifer Tolbert Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Greece--Athens--History.

Democracy.

Democracy--History.

Political science--History.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 405 pages)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 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.

Contents:

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

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-391) and index.

ISBN:

9786613303264

9781400806577

1400806577

9781400817689

1400817684

9781283303262

1283303264

9781400813100

1400813107

9781400821327

1400821320

OCLC:

52938641