The Birth of Politics
Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 381 pages : maps ; 21 cm
"[An introduction] to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democrary, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire...[Lane] focuses on eight political ideas from the Greco-Roman world that are especially influential today...and describes how the ancient formulations of these ideas often challenge widely held modern assumptions"--From publisher description on book jacket.
Contents:
Introduction: Possibilities of power and purpose -- Justice -- Constitution -- Democracy -- Virtue -- Citizenship -- Cosmopolitanism -- Republic -- Soverignty -- Conclusion: Futures of Greek and Roman pasts -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Athens map key -- Brief biographies of key persons, events and places -- Reference lists and abbreviations.
ISBN:
0691166471
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GOV Politics Lan | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
"First published in the United Kingdom as: Greek and Roman political ideas : a Pelican introduction, but the Pelican Group, Penguin Books ... London"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-355) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-355) and index.