The Greek Discovery of Politics

by Christian Meier

Why the Greeks? How did it happen that these people--out of all Mediterranean societies--developed democratic systems of government? The outstanding German historian of the ancient world, Christian Meier, reconstructs the process of political thinking in Greek culture that led to democracy. He demonstrates that the civic identity of the Athenians was a direct precondition for the practical reality of this form of government.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674362322
• ISBN13: 9780674362321
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"