Economic Equality and Direct Democracy in Ancient Athens
| By: | Larry Patriquin |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781137503473 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137503480 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2015 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
Lifetime - $68.74
eBook Features
Instant Access
Purchase and read your book immediately
Read Offline
Access your eTextbook anytime and anywhere
Study Tools
Built-in study tools like highlights and more
Read Aloud
Listen and follow along as Bookshelf reads to you
Details
Table of Contents
This book argues that ancient democracy did not stop at the door of economic democracy, and that ancient Athens has much to tell us about the relationship between political equality and economic equality. Athenian democracy rested on a foundation of general economic equality, which enabled citizens to challenge their exclusion from politics.