Democracy and the Athenians
Subtitle: aspects of ancient politics.
By: Edited by Frank J. Frost.
Series: Major issues in history
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.
Table of contents: title: Athenian political development; a chronological table.; title: Introduction: The structure of Athenian politics.; title: A constitutional debate in Persia, by Herodotus.; title: A gentleman condemns democracy, by the Old Oligarch.; title: Selections, by Plato.; title: Selections, by Aristotle.; title: Pericles: statesman or demagogue? By Plutarch.; title: A moralist condemns imperialism, by A. Toynbee.; title: A humanist interprets political comedy, by A. Bonnard.; title: Pericles delivers his funeral oration, by Thucydides.; title: A liberal praises Athenian democracy, by J. S. Mill.; title: A German scholar blasts mob rule, by E. Meyer.; title: Ancient critics and a modern defense, by A. H. M. Jones.; title: The democracy in operation, by A. Gomme.; title: The realities of Athenian government, by W. G. Forrest.