Democracy's slaves : a political history of ancient Greece /
Author / Creator: | Ismard, Paulin, author. |
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Uniform title: | La democratie contre les experts. English |
Imprint: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017. ©2017 |
Description: | x, 188 pages ; 25 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10944094 |
Related Items: | Translation of:
Démocratie contre les experts. |
Summary: | The ancient Greek statesman is a familiar figure in the Western political tradition. Less well known is the administrator who ran the state but who was himself a slave. Challenging the modern belief that democracy and bondage are incompatible, Paulin Ismard directs our attention to the cradle of Western democracy, ancient Athens, where the functioning of civic government depended crucially on highly skilled experts who were literally public servants--slaves owned by the city-state rather than by private citizens. |
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Item Description: | "Originally published as Démocratie contre les experts: Les esclaves publics en Grèce ancienne, © Editions du Seuil, 2015."--Title page verso. |
Physical Description: | x, 188 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780674660076 0674660072 |