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Peasant-citizen and slave: The foundations of Athenian democracy
Peasantcitizen and slave The foundations of Athenian democracy
Author: Ellen Meiksins Wood
The controversial thesis at the center of this study is that, despite the importance of slavery in Athenian society, the most distinctive characteristic of Athenian democracy was the unprecedented prominence it gave to free labor. Wood argues that the emergence of the peasant as citizen, juridically and politically independent, accounts for much...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780860911951
ISBN-10: 0860911950
Pages: 210
Edition: y First printing
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Publisher: Verso
Book Type: Hardcover
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