What's Wrong with Democracy? by Loren J Samons Ii Ii

What's Wrong with Democracy? by Loren J Samons Ii Ii

Offers a reassessment of classical Athenian democracy and its significance for the United States. This work examines Athens' history in the fifth and fourth centuries BC in order to test the popular idea that majority rule leads to good government.

"In this marvelously unfashionable book, Samons debunks much of what passes in the current-day academy as scholarship on classical Athens... In the process, he casts light on the perspicacity of America's founding fathers and on the unthinking populism that threatens in our own day to ruin their legacy." - Paul A. Rahe, author of Republics Ancient and Modern "This is unlike any recent work I know of. It offers a challenging, often refreshing, and what will certainly be a controversial assessment of classical Athenian democracy and its significance to modern America. Samons is willing to tread where few other classicists are willing to go in print." - James Sickinger, author of Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens; "Samons's lively and challenging account of ancient Athens raises important questions about democracy, ancient and modern. It will surely arouse keen interest and debate." - Donald Kagan, author of The Peloponnesian War; "Samons presents a penetrating analysis of ancient Athenian democracy's dark sides. Whether or not we agree with his critique and conclusions, this book is not merely thought-provoking: it is annoyingly discomforting." - Kurt A. Raaflaub, Brown University"

Loren J. Samons II is Associate Professor of Classical Studies and Associate Dean for Students, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University. He is author of Empire of the Owl (2000), editor of Athenian Democracy and Imperialism (1998), and coauthor, with Charles W. Fornara, of Athens from Cleisthenes to Pericles (California, 1991).

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ISBN 13	9780520236608
ISBN 10	0520236602
Titel	What's Wrong with Democracy?
Autor	Loren J Samons Ii
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	University of California Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-11-29
Seitenanzahl	327
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.