Democracy’s Slaves : : A Political History of Ancient Greece / / Paulin Ismard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Ismard, Paulin,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (186 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Genesis --; 2. Servants of the City --; 3. Strange Slaves --; 4. The Democratic Order of Knowledge --; 5. The Mysteries of the Greek State --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674973787; 9783110543315
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674973787
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Paulin Ismard.

Challenging the modern belief that democracy and bondage are incompatible, Paulin Ismard directs our attention to ancient Athens, where the functioning of civic government depended on skilled, knowledgeable experts who were literally public servants—slaves owned by the city-state rather than by private citizens.