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THE ATHENIANS AND THEIR EMPIRE
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| By: |
Malcolm McGregor |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774802693 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774802697 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1987 |
| Pages: |
244 |
| Description: |
In this straightforward but colourful narrative, the only critical study of its kind, Malcolm McGregor explains how democracy was nurtured in Athens and how effective government was achieved. |
| Synopsis: |
Malcolm McGregor draws on a life-time of scholarship to write acomprehensive account of the most celebrated period in classical Greekhistory -- 'The Golden Age' -- in which military and politicaladvances of the Athenians coincided with their greatest achievements inart, literature, philosophy, and social theory. McGregor explains howdemocracy was nurtured in Athens and how effective government wasachieved by a balance of open public debate and the role of individualdecisive statesmen such as Pericles. This genuinely democraticgovernment brought peace and prosperity to the Athenians and theirallies and, as McGregor asserts, contributed to the extraordinarycultural ascendancy of fifth-century Greece.In this straightforward but colourful narrative, McGregor avoids thedetailed complexities of scholarly controversy. The Athenians andTheir Empire is the only critical study of its kind and will be ofequal interest to students, teachers, general readers and travellerswith a keen desire to understand the most crucial and fascinatingperiod of ancient Greek history and culture. |
| Illustrations: |
8 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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