Athenian Democracy - Paperback - 9780415319348

The fifth century BC witnessed not only the emergence of one of the first democracies, but also the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. John Thorley provides a concise analysis of the development and operation of Athenian democracy against this backdrop. Taking into account both primary source material and the work of modern historians, Athenian Democracy examines: * the prelude to democracy* how the democractic system emerged* how this system worked in practice* the efficiency of this system of government* the success of Athenian democracy. Including a useful chronology and blibliography, this second edition has been updated to take into account recent research.

• | Author: John Thorley
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Sep 02, 2004
• | Number of Pages: 112 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 041531934X
• | ISBN-13: 9780415319348