{"product_id":"athens-and-athenian-democracy-hardback-9780521844215","title":"Athens and Athenian Democracy (Hardback) 9780521844215","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAthens and Athenian Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book constructs a distinctive view of classical Athens, a view which takes seriously the evidence of archaeology and of art history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobin Osborne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521844215, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 May 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e484 pages, 30 b\/w illus.  4 maps  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThese collected papers construct a distinctive view of classical Athens and of Athenian democracy, a view which takes seriously the evidence of settlement archaeology and of art history. This evidence both casts new light on traditional questions and enables new questions to be asked, questions concerning the experience of being an Athenian citizen, how the institutions of democracy affected the Athenian economy, and how the rituals of religion related to the rituals of democratic politics. Unlike books on Athenian democracy which focus on the Assembly and Council, this book gives full weight to women as well as men, slave as well as free, and the rural worker as well as the leisured man about town. Robin Osborne's work has been in the forefront of the resurgence of interest in Athenian law and Athenian religion; these essays are each placed in their scholarly context, and point the direction for future research.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Changing visions of democracy\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Making Athenian Democracy Work: 2. Athenian democracy: something to celebrate?\u003cbr\u003e 3. The demos and its divisions in Classical Athens\u003cbr\u003e 4. Inscribing performance\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Athenian Democracy and the Athenian Economy: 5. The economics and politics of slavery at Athens\u003cbr\u003e 6. Pride and prejudice, sense and subsistence: exchange and society in the Greek city\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Is it a farm?' The definition of agricultural sites and settlements in ancient Greece\u003cbr\u003e 8. The potential mobility of human populations\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Athenian Democracy and the Athenian Legal System: 9. Law in action in classical Athens\u003cbr\u003e 10. Vexatious litigation in classical Athens: sykophancy and the sycophant\u003cbr\u003e 11. Religion, imperial politics, and the offering of freedom to slaves\u003cbr\u003e 12. Law, the democratic citizen, and the representation of women in classical Athens\u003cbr\u003e 13. Changing the discourse\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Athenian Democracy on Display: 14. The viewing and obscuring of the Parthenon frieze\u003cbr\u003e 15. Democracy and imperialism in the Panathenaic procession: the Parthenon frieze in its context\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Athenian Democracy and the Gods: 16. Competitive festivals and the polis: a context for dramatic festivals at Athens\u003cbr\u003e 17. The erection and mutilation of the hermai\u003cbr\u003e 18. The ecstasy and the tragedy: varieties of religious experience in art, drama, and society\u003cbr\u003e Coda: from ritual to politics, and back again.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265231081752,"sku":"9780521844215","price":61.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521844215i.jpg?v=1692020798","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/athens-and-athenian-democracy-hardback-9780521844215","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}