Title: Exile, ostracism, and democracy
Description: "This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous interpretations, Sara Forsdyke argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values."--Jacket.
Subjects: Democracy, Exile (Punishment), History, Political crimes and offenses, Politics and government, Power (Social sciences), Punishment, Political crimes and offenses, europe, Democracy, history, Athens (greece), politics and government
Places: Athens, Athens (Greece), Greece