The Athenian Nation

by Edward Cohen

Book Overview

Challenging the modern assumption that ancient Athens is best understood as a polis , Edward Cohen boldly recasts our understanding of Athenian political and social life. Cohen demonstrates that ancient sources referred to Athens not only as a polis , but also as a "nation" ( ethnos ), and that Athens did encompass the characteristics now used to identify a "nation." He argues that in Athens economic, religious, sexual, and social dimensions were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691048428
• ISBN13: 9780691048420
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"