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Tyranny and political culture in ancient Greece / James F. McGlew.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGlew, James F., 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Despotism--Greece--History.
- Despotism.
- Greece--Politics and government--To 146 B.C.
- Greece.
- Greece--History--Age of Tyrants, 7th-6th centuries B.C.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [1993]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Tyranny and Political Culture in Ancient Greece".
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Tyranny and History
- 1. Tyrannus fulminatus: Power and Praise
- 2. Justice and Power: The Language of Early Greek Tyranny
- 3. The Lawgiver's Struggle with Tyranny: Solon and the Excluded Middle
- 4. Master and Slave: The Fall of Tyranny
- 5. Narratives of Autonomy: Greek Founders
- 6. Lovers of the City: Tyranny and Democracy in Classical Athens
- Afterword: Justice and Liberation
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781501728723
- 1501728725
- OCLC:
- 1129180636
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