Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy

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"The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy presents a series of essays that trace the Greeks' path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek polis as a citizen state and democracy as well as the interaction between democracy and various forms of cultural expression from a comparative historical perspective and with special attention to the place of Greek democracy in political thought and debates about democracy throughout the centuries."--Publisher's website.

subjects: Democracy,  Social change,  Citizenship,  Politics and culture,  Art and state,  Greece, civilization,  Greece, politics and government,  Greece, social conditions,  Politics and government,  Arts,  Civilization,  Greek influences,  Social conditions,  City-states,  History,  Democracy, history,  Political aspects,  Demokratie,  Auswirkung,  Démocratie,  Philosophie politique,  Cités-États,  Politique et gouvernement,  Demokrati,  FernUniversität in Hagen Arbeitsgruppe Polis