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The Athenian Revolution
The Athenian Revolution
Author: Josiah Ober
Where did "democracy" come from, and what was its original form and meaning? Here Josiah Ober shows that this "power of the people" crystallized in a revolutionary uprising by the ordinary citizens of Athens in 508-507 B.C. He then examines the consequences of the development of direct democracy for upper-and lower-class citizens, for dissident ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691001906
ISBN-10: 0691001901
Publication Date: 12/14/1998
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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