Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens : : Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the People / / Josiah Ober.
This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long as it did? Josiah Ober seeks the answer by analyzing the sociology of Athenian politics and the nature of communication between elite and n...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©1989 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- CHAPTER I. Democracy: Athenian and Modern
- CHAPTER II. History of the Athenian "Constitution": A Diachronic Survey
- CHAPTER III. Public Speakers and Mass Audiences
- CHAPTER IV. Ability and Education: The Power of Persuasion
- CHAPTER V. Class: Wealth, Resentment, and Gratitude
- CHAPTER VI. Status: Noble Birth and Aristocratic Behavior
- CHAPTER VII. Conclusions: Dialectics and Discourse
- Appendix: Catalogue of Speeches and Citation Index
- Select Bibliography
- Index