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Sport Democracy And War In Classical Athens
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Author : David Pritchard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013
Sport Democracy And War In Classical Athens written by David Pritchard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
This book explains why the democracy of classical Athens generously sponsored elite sport and idolised its sporting victors.
Sport Democracy And War In Classical Athens
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Author : Senior Lecturer David M Pritchard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Sport Democracy And War In Classical Athens written by Senior Lecturer David M Pritchard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with HISTORY categories.
Explains why the democracy of classical Athens generously sponsored elite sport and idolised its sporting victors.
War Democracy And Culture In Classical Athens
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Author : David Pritchard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-23
War Democracy And Culture In Classical Athens written by David Pritchard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-23 with History categories.
Analyses how the democracy of the classical Athenians revolutionized military practices and underwrote their unprecedented commitment to war-making.
Athenian Democracy At War
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Author : David M. Pritchard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-11-29
Athenian Democracy At War written by David M. Pritchard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-29 with History categories.
Studies all four branches of the Athenian armed forces to show how they helped make democratic Athens a superpower.
Athenian Democracy At War
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Author : David Pritchard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Athenian Democracy At War written by David Pritchard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Athens (Greece) categories.
Classical Athens perfected direct democracy. The plays of this ancient Greek state are still staged today. These achievements are rightly revered. Less well known is the other side of this success story. Democratic Athens completely transformed warfare and became a superpower. The Athenian armed forces were unmatched in size and professionalism. This book explores the major reasons behind this military success. It shows how democracy helped the Athenians to be better soldiers. For the first time David M. Pritchard studies, together, all four branches of the armed forces. He focuses on the background of those who fought Athens' wars and on what they thought about doing so. His book reveals the common practices that Athens used right across the armed forces and shows how Athens' pro-war culture had a big impact on civilian life. The book puts the study of Athenian democracy at war on an entirely new footing.
Public Spending And Democracy In Classical Athens
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Author : David M. Pritchard
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2015-07-01
Public Spending And Democracy In Classical Athens written by David M. Pritchard and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with History categories.
In his On the Glory of Athens, Plutarch complained that the Athenian people spent more on the production of dramatic festivals and “the misfortunes of Medeas and Electras than they did on maintaining their empire and fighting for their liberty against the Persians.” This view of the Athenians’ misplaced priorities became orthodoxy with the publication of August Böckh’s 1817 book Die Staatshaushaltung der Athener [The Public Economy of Athens], which criticized the classical Athenian dēmos for spending more on festivals than on wars and for levying unjust taxes to pay for their bloated government. But were the Athenians’ priorities really as misplaced as ancient and modern historians believed? Drawing on lines of evidence not available in Böckh’s time, Public Spending and Democracy in Classical Athens calculates the real costs of religion, politics, and war to settle the long-standing debate about what the ancient Athenians valued most highly. David M. Pritchard explains that, in Athenian democracy, voters had full control over public spending. When they voted for a bill, they always knew its cost and how much they normally spent on such bills. Therefore, the sums they chose to spend on festivals, politics, and the armed forces reflected the order of the priorities that they had set for their state. By calculating these sums, Pritchard convincingly demonstrates that it was not religion or politics but war that was the overriding priority of the Athenian people.
Public Spending And Democracy In Classical Athens
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Author : David M. Pritchard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Public Spending And Democracy In Classical Athens written by David M. Pritchard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with BUSINESS & ECONOMICS categories.
Sport And Democracy In The Ancient And Modern Worlds
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Author : Paul Christesen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-10-15
Sport And Democracy In The Ancient And Modern Worlds written by Paul Christesen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-15 with History categories.
This book explores the relationship between sport and democratization. Drawing on sociological and historical methodologies, it provides a framework for understanding how sport affects the level of egalitarianism in the society in which it is played. The author distinguishes between horizontal sport, which embodies and fosters egalitarian relations, and vertical sport, which embodies and fosters hierarchical relations. Christesen also differentiates between societies in which sport is played and watched on a mass scale and those in which it is an ancillary activity. Using ancient Greece and nineteenth-century Britain as case studies, Christesen analyzes how these variables interact and finds that horizontal mass sport has the capacity to both promote and inhibit democratization at a societal level. He concludes that horizontal mass sport tends to reinforce and extend democratization.
Democracy In Classical Athens
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Author : Christopher Carey
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-12
Democracy In Classical Athens written by Christopher Carey and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-12 with History categories.
For two centuries classical Athens enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government. This was not a parliamentary democracy of the modern sort but a direct democracy in which all citizens were free to participate in the business of government. Throughout this period Athens was the cultural centre of Greece and one of the major Greek powers. This book traces the development and operation of the political system and explores its underlying principles. Christopher Carey assesses the ancient sources of the history of Athenian democracy and evaluates criticisms of the system, ancient and modern. He also provides a virtual tour of the political cityscape of ancient Athens, describing the main political sites and structures, including the theatre. With a new chapter covering religion in the democratic city, this second edition benefits from updates throughout that incorporate the latest research and recent archaeological findings in Athens. A clearer structure and layout make the book more accessible to students, as do extra images and maps along with a timeline of key events.
Democracy Beyond Athens
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Author : Eric W. Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-09-22
Democracy Beyond Athens written by Eric W. Robinson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-22 with History categories.
First full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens, which has three main goals: to identify where and when democratic governments established themselves; to explain why democracy spread to many parts of Greece; and to further our understanding of the nature of ancient democracy.