Author | : Ryan K. Balot |
File Size | : 53,7 Mb |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 15 April 2008 |
ISBN | : 9781405152211 |
Pages | : 320 pages |
Greek Political Thought by Ryan K. Balot Book PDF Summary
This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought showswhat ancient political texts might mean to citizens of thetwenty-first century. A provocative and wide-ranging history of ancient Greekpolitical thought Demonstrates what ancient Greek works of political philosophymight mean to citizens of the twenty-first century Examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophicaltexts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in itscultural context Pays careful attention to the distinctively ancient connectionsbetween politics and ethics Structured around key themes such as the origins of politicalthought, political self-definition, revolutions in politicalthought, democracy and imperialism