Reconstructing the Roman republic : an ancient political culture and modern research / Karl-J. Hölkeskamp ; translated by Henry Heitmann-Gordon ; revised, updated, and augmented by the author.

From 'provocation' to 'discussion' : a plea for continuation
'Reality' versus 'system' : conventional conceptualizations of a 'constitution'
From 'system' to 'structure' : new questions about the social framework of politics
From 'structures' to 'concepts' : problems of (self-)conceptualization of an alien society
From 'concepts' to 'political culture' : the benefits of theory
Between 'aristocracy' and 'democracy' : beyond a dated dichotomy
Consensus and consent : necessary requirements of a competitive culture
Symbolic capital as social credit : locating the core of the consensus
An end of the beginning : a new ancient history and its topicality.