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The New Politicians of Fifth-Century Athens
Connor
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Description for The New Politicians of Fifth-Century Athens
Offering an understanding of politics in fifth-century Athens, this title constructs models of Athenian political groupings to explain the rise of the 'new politicians', young men who launched a different kind of democracy by appealing to the citizenry at large. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
A reprint of the Princeton University Press edition of 1972, with new Preface by the author.
In this powerful contribution to our understanding of politics in fifth-century Athens, Connor constructs models of Athenian political groupings to explain the rise of the "new politicians," young men who launched a new kind of democracy by appealing to the citizenry at large. With Pericles as prototype and Cleon as exemplar of the new politician, this engaging work provides an important insight into the politics of Athens at the height of its power.
Product Details
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872201439
SKU
V9780872201439
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Reviews for The New Politicians of Fifth-Century Athens
. . . a valuable book, and written in such a way that its interest should by no means be limited to classical scholars.—Times Literary Supplement . . . a major, stimulating, and positive contribution to our understanding of late fifth-century Athenian politics.
J. K. Davies, Gnomon
J. K. Davies, Gnomon