{"product_id":"war-peace-and-alliance-in-demosthenes-athens-hardback-9780521835510","title":"War, Peace, and Alliance in Demosthenes' Athens (Hardback) 9780521835510","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWar, Peace, and Alliance in Demosthenes' Athens\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores the thinking and feelings, often surprisingly modern, that determined Athenian foreign policy decisions in the fourth century BC.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Hunt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521835510, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2 cm, 0.66 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\"\u003eEvery Athenian alliance, every declaration of war, and every peace treaty was instituted by a decision of the assembly, where citizens voted after listening to speeches that presented varied and often opposing arguments about the best course of action. The fifteen preserved assembly speeches of the mid-fourth century BC thus provide an unparalleled body of evidence for the way that Athenians thought and felt about interstate relations: to understand this body of oratory is to understand how the Athenians of that period made decisions about war and peace. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of this subject. It deploys insights from a range of fields, from anthropology to international relations theory, in order not only to describe Athenian thinking, but also to explain it. Athenian thinking turns out to have been complex, sophisticated, and surprisingly familiar both in its virtues and its flaws.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Economics\u003cbr\u003e 3. Militarism\u003cbr\u003e 4. The unequal treatment of States\u003cbr\u003e 5. Household metaphors\u003cbr\u003e 6. Defense and attack\u003cbr\u003e 7. Calculations of interest\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reciprocity\u003cbr\u003e 9. Legalism\u003cbr\u003e 10. Peace\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Speeches and texts\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Plato and Aristotle on the causes of war\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Claims of service.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\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":46265200935192,"sku":"9780521835510","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521835510i.jpg?v=1692020468","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/war-peace-and-alliance-in-demosthenes-athens-hardback-9780521835510","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}