Democracy in Classical Athens

by Christopher Carey

Book Overview

For two centuries classical Athens enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government. This was not a parliamentary democracy of the modern sort but a direct democracy in which all citizens were free to participate in the business of government. Throughout this period Athens was the cultural centre of Greece and one of the major Greek powers. This book traces the development and operation of the political system and explores its underlying principles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474286364
• ISBN13: 9781474286367
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"