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This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long as it did? Josiah Ober seeks the answer by analyzing the sociology of Athenian politics and the nature of communication between elite and nonelite citizens. After a preliminary survey of the development of the Athenian "constitution," he focuses on the role of political and legal rhetoric. As jurymen and Assemblymen, the citizen masses of Athens retained important powers, and elite Athenian politicians and litigants needed to address these large bodies of ordinary citizens in terms understandable and acceptable to the audience. This book probes the social strategies behind the rhetorical tactics employed by elite speakers. A close reading of the speeches exposes both egalitarian and elitist elements in Athenian popular ideology. Ober demonstrates that the vocabulary of public speech constituted a democratic discourse that allowed the Athenians to resolve contradictions between the ideal of political equality and the reality of social inequality. His radical reevaluation of leadership and political power in classical Athens restores key elements of the social and ideological context of the first western democracy.
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This book is concerned with the public aspects of the life of Athenian citizens in the period from c.450 to 322 BC. Its central purpose is a critical assessment of the character and extent of citizens' participation in the running of the democracy, by raising certain fundamental questions. By what means and through which institutions did Athenian citizens participate in the public life of Athens? Professor Sinclair's analysis is made from the point of view of the individual citizen - his privileges and opportunities, his responsibilities, the rewards and the dangers of exploiting the opportunities available to him.
Political participation --- -Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- -Political participation --- -Political rights --- Citizen participation --- Athens (Greece) --- Politics and government. --- Participation politique --- Athènes (Grèce) --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Arts and Humanities --- History --- Political participation - Greece - Athens
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Political participation --- Athens (Greece) --- Politics and government --- 321.151 <38> --- -Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Democratie --(klassieke democratie politieke stelsels)--Oud-Griekenland --- -Politics and government --- -Democratie --(klassieke democratie politieke stelsels)--Oud-Griekenland --- 321.151 <38> Democratie --(klassieke democratie politieke stelsels)--Oud-Griekenland --- Citizen participation --- Politics and government. --- Political participation - Greece - Athens --- Athens (Greece) - Politics and government
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A study of the associations of ancient Athens under the classical democracy, in light of their relations to the central government. Associations of all types emerge as similar instances of Aristolian koinoniai, each acquiring a distinctive character in response to features of the democracy.
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