Democracy Ancient and Modern / / M. I. Finley.
Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system gives too much power to a populace that is largely ill-informed and easily swayed by demagogues. This cl...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2018] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mason Welch Gross Lecture Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 p.) :; 0 illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- Chapter 1. Leaders and Followers
- Chapter 2. Athenian Demagogues
- Chapter .3 Democracy, Consensus and the National Interest
- Chapter 4. Socrates and After
- Chapter 5. Censorship in Classical Antiquity
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author