The Athenian Nation / / Edward Cohen.
Challenging the modern assumption that ancient Athens is best understood as a polis, Edward Cohen boldly recasts our understanding of Athenian political and social life. Cohen demonstrates that ancient sources referred to Athens not only as a polis, but also as a "nation" (ethnos), and tha...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2000-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Introduction. Athens as Paradox-Athens as Nation
- Chapter 1. Anomalous Athens
- Chapter 2. The Local Residents of Attika
- Chapter 3. An Ancient Construct: The Athenian Nation
- Chapter 4. A Modern Myth: The Athenian Village
- Chapter 5. Wealthy Slaves in a "Slave Society"
- Chapter 6. The Social Contract: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Profit
- WORKS CITED
- GENERAL INDEX
- INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED