A Day in the Life of a High-Iron Worker

by John Harding Martin

Book Overview

The form of democracy first introduced 2,500 years ago by Kleisthenes--introduced, some scholars say, for his own personal gain--is quite different from what we call democracy today. And yet what was essentially a casual, practical solution to local Greek political difficulties has come to stand virtually unchallenged as the ground for modern political authority, and the questions which the Greeks first raised about the meaning of democratic rule...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816701075
• ISBN13: 9780816701070
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Troll Communications
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8