Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens. Rhetoric, Ideology, and Power of the People
Publisher: Princeton University Press | 1989 | ISBN: 0691094438 | Pages: 408 | PDF | 2.63 MB
This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long as it did? Josiah Ober seeks the answer by analyzing the sociology of Athenian politics and the nature of communication between elite and nonelite citizens…