Tyranny and political culture in ancient Greece / James F. McGlew.
Tyranny and political culture in ancient Greece / James F. McGlew.
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1993.
Date
1993.
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N321.60938/1
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English
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Physical content
vii, 234 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Tyranny and History -- 1. Tyrannus fulminatus: Power and Praise -- 2. Justice and Power: The Language of Early Greek Tyranny -- 3. The Lawgiver's Struggle with Tyranny: Solon and the Excluded Middle -- 4. Master and Slave: The Fall of Tyranny -- 5. Narratives of Autonomy: Greek Founder...
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1993.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1993.
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Summary
Resistance to the tyrant was an essential stage in the development of the Greek city-state. In this richly insightful book, James F. McGlew examines the significance of changes in the Greek political vocabulary that came about as a result of the history of ancient tyrants.
The tyrant's subjects learned to resist him as they learned to obey him, but when they rejected him they did so in such a way as to preserve for themselves the distinctive political freedoms that he enjoyed. Providing a new framework for understanding ancient tyranny, this book will be read with great interest by classicists, political scientists,...
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Tyranny and political culture in ancient Greece / James F. McGlew.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index.
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N321.60938/1
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0801427878 (alk. paper)
9780801427879 (alk. paper)
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321.60938
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991021509389702626
